6 Nov
2010
6 Nov
'10
12:53 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
I know I have one ST406. It's the drive used in the HP9133V unit. The
HP9133XV (which I also have) has an ST419 in it.
The ST406 is very similar to the ST412, to the extent that the main PCB
is the saem (maybe with slightly diffferent jumpering or components
around the head selection area). The ST419 has a somewhat different PCB.
[Diskferret]
It is, indeed. I suspect ST412s are more common
than ST406s though That
is not one mf my typos. There is an ST406, it's a single-platter, 2 head
thing, otherwise the same as the ST412.
ST406's are very rare things IME. Even ST506's aren't that common... :-)
[1] I will
admit I've not looked at the design yet. Mainly because I have
no way of using one. I fully appreciate that with the amount of data that
has to be transfered back to the host machine, you need a fast modern
interface like USB. But I don't hava suitable host.
I think I would have much preferred SCSI over USB, but you can't please all of
the people etc. and it's still an astounding piece of work. Whilst most things annoy me unless I can get all the
service info, I suppose
I'm just less picky about PCs - I don't mind treating them as a black box,
unlike many other things.
That is your choice. I am not at all happy about doing that. In any case,
a modern PC is an expense I can't afford at the moment.
-tony