17 Jul
2026
17 Jul
'26
7:28 a.m.
How many RD54s are still alive? Mine (10) are all dead :-((
Am Fr., 17. Juli 2026 um 17:00 Uhr schrieb Chris Zach via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>gt;:
Well, you can fit VMS onto an R(M,A, )80 drive with no
problem, the
mighty 11/730 is living proof.
RD54's though are a lot less power hungry.
C
On 7/16/26 14:41, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:
You can fit a VMS systems onto an RD54 - I ran
systems like that from
the 80's into the early 00's. Albeit with another RD54 for the user
software, and another two RD54's for analysis data. However, SCSI or a
solid state solution is a markedly better solution.
Martin
PS VMT pointer to 5volts.ch : not previously above my horizon
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Subject: Re: [cctalk] Re: uVAX-II new MSCP media?
On 2026-07-16 11:59, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:
Q-bus disk options, using uSD or recent media,
arguably include:
- RQDX3 - MSCP - David Gesswein's MFM emulator (or similar)
He has ~660MByte disks in the system. MFM won't work for him :)