21 Apr
2008
21 Apr
'08
12:28 p.m.
On 21/04/2008 20:06, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Apr 21, 2008, at 2:43 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
> The TK50Z. DEC used "Z" to designate SCSI, though on later products it
> was the second letter rather than a suffix. The TK50Z which came in -FA
> and -GA variants with different firmware. The SCSI command set
> implementation is atrocious; it will work with some host systems and not
> others. IIRC, the -GA was much closer to meeting the SCSI spec.
> In 2001, Pete Turnbull posted here that the firmware for the -GA is
> a 27C256 with DEC part number 23-261E6.
Did I? One list I have says 23-453E6 for the -GA and 23-254E6 for the
-FA. At least I got the 27C256 part right, but I wonder where I found
23-261E6...
It might not be a bad idea for someone to archive
that ROM image.
Does anyone have one handy?
http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/DECROMs/23-453E6.bin
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York