14 Jul
1998
14 Jul
'98
1:13 p.m.
There is a tape drive and 5.25" hard drive in the
MicroPDP. The tape
looks like it takes a TU58-size tape (could it be a TU58?) Also, there's
a third-party dual width card with light blue ejector handles with
"UDC11" stamped in white letters on one. Don't know where the ribbon
cable goes that's connected to it. I'll take the BA11 chassis out and
peek inside tonight and report what I find on these questions.
The BA23 was originally marketed with an 5.25" RD series drive and an
RX50 dual 5.25" floppy drive. Later, for the MicroVAX/VaxStationI/II/IIRC
system, the RX50 was replaced by a TK50. There was also a configuration
with an RX33 instead of either the RX50 or TK50.
A TU58 type tape drive sounds very strange for the BA23... maybe it
was packaged by someone else? (Would the single TU58 tape drive of
a Vax-11/730 be adaptable to the skids of a BA23 drive bay?)
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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