16 Jul
2006
16 Jul
'06
2:29 p.m.
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
[...] it should be possible to make, say, a module
with an HPIB port on
one side and SCSI on the other. It would respond to CS/80 or SS/80, and
talk to a normal SCSI drive. I am suprised nothing like this exists [...]
Actually the IEM-4400 has a SCSI DAT tape drive and a board to interface it
to HP-IB. I wonder if that board can be made to connect a SCSI *disk* to
HPIB (probably need a new ROM though which will make the project more
expensive than building everything from scratch).
Regarding the HP Nighthawk drive I have one too (it was inside a
9153A box). When I bought the 9153A I assumed I'd find a standard
drive inside (disappointed...). Once I saw the custom drive I decided
not to bother with that drive (no way of repairing it, or recovering
data stored on it). Unfortunately I was proven right, as the drive
gave up the ghost. The Nighthawk drive now shorts the power supply.
If you remove the hard disk, the 9153A powers up, but with the drive
connected, nothing comes on, and a resistor on the drive begins to
smell! :-(
**vp