IBM 6360 - interface help?

Anders Nelson anders.k.nelson at gmail.com
Sun Mar 31 14:53:13 CDT 2019


Also I should note that I live in NYC, so if anyone around these parts has
a working Displaywriter I am willing to drive a bit and bring my portable
logic analyzer with me to capture traffic along the data connector.

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Anders Nelson

+1 (517) 775-6129

www.erogear.com


On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 3:42 PM Anders Nelson <anders.k.nelson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm writing a blog post about this IBM 6360 disk controller I want to
> build:
>
> https://www.andersknelson.com/blog/?p=601
>
> I've read through the service manuals and other docs on Bitsavers but I
> can't seem to find a deeper explanation on the protocol that runs over the
> DB-37 cable.
>
> I suppose I could bypass the controller inside the drive cabinet and
> directly control the drives but I bet it'll be easier/better to use as much
> of the electronics as possible.
>
> Can anyone help with the protocol?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Anders Nelson
>
> +1 (517) 775-6129
>
> www.erogear.com
>


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