-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jon
Auringer
Sent: 14 December 2015 16:46
To: cctalk at
classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Webster WQSMD/04 Qbus SMD Controller
Not completely unusual. Our company had a pair of Microvax IIs, in rack
mount form, that shared a pair of SMD drives in another rack mount
chassis.
The cards used to interface to the 8" drives were
EMULEX QD33 MSCP-
compatible SMD/SMD-E disk controllers. I would have one of these up and
running right now, except that the power supply in the drive chassis died
the
last time I tried it and haven't had time to fix
it. I believe the drives
are from
fujitsu. I believe the drives were mainly used as NFS
mounts for other
UNIX
boxes.
I have had a few replies now. So it seems that it wasn't that unusual to
connect up these big drives to a MicroVAX II. Can't see myself ever having
the space, or a strong enough floor, for such a drive though, and I suspect
they are not that easy to find in any case, but it would be nice to see such
a beast in action.
Regards
Rob