16 Jan
2014
16 Jan
'14
1:57 p.m.
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Charles
<charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net> wrote:
I attempted to order the BC80M from Pinnacle Micro...
an email canceling
the order without explanation... they didn't have the cable in stock (and
they claim their inventory is only updated periodically)
Or they tried calling around and couldn't find one to buy cheaply
enough to sell to you.
Meanwhile, I explained to Continental Computers that
my need for the
BC80J-20 was hobby/"vintage" and that I couldn't afford $145. They
offered to sell it to me for $75, still steep but more reasonable.
I have had good luck with Continental Computers in the pasts. ISTR
buying a KT8A from them about 15 years ago.
Plugged it in, hooked up the RL02's... same
failure is still there :(
(Fault lamp flashes when BOOT is toggled and the heads start to move,
then the drive goes back to Ready status). Time to start downloading
diagnostics via the console port!
I have never had to debug drive electronics, so I have no idea. Do
you happen to have a PDP-11 and an RL controller? If I were chasing a
problem in my own hardware, I'd see how a different system/controller
handled things (but I know not everyone has a matrix of DEC hardware
to mix and match from).
-ethan