8 Jul
2005
8 Jul
'05
2:56 p.m.
Bob wrote...
The boot rom for the DSD drive is already on the 9312
from the 11/34
system. It is a standard DEC rom, I think RX02.
I found a DX & DY boot rom on
that 9312, which I assumed was the right one
but I didn't know if the DSD required a non-standard (ie. non-DEC) boot rom.
It appears that it uses a standard boot rom, so I'm all set there. I really
wish the DSD440 I got from you had the rails, but I'm going to dig around
here and see if I have some rails that will fit it.
Also, use the MOS memory from the 11/34 to boot.
Yes, but.... if I pull the memory from the /34 I won't have any memory for
the /34 which I DO plan to restore in the near future. Plus, there's been
some discussion about that memory needing a MUD slot. I'll sort it out
before too long.
One of the packs that's still here is the one that
has the driver source
for the LincTape drive.
Ug... I definitely would like to get that!
No cable for the DSD setup eh? Hmmm, must still be in
the garage....
It is a normal ribbon cable just as you suspect.
I bought a 26 conductor 10 foot
rainbow ribbon cable yesterday, along with a
few 2x13 IDC connectors. So, I'll just make my own connector. As I recall,
rainbow ribbon cables normally use brown for pin 1. I also bit the bullet
and bought an IDC crimp tool, I've used a bench vise in the past and it just
doesn't work well - too many broken connectors ;)
I have a bunch of media for the LincTape II drive. Al
K. 'borrowed'
several tapes that had something of interest when he picked up the
MIT CADR as well. But there are still many tapes here you need to
get.
I'd love to get those tapes Bob! But as a side note... dare I ask... is
new
media for linctape II available anywhere? The stuff is old enough I'm
concerned about tape decay...
As for mounting the RL01, there is still an H-960
sitting here!
I think I also have a box of floppy disks for the DSD setup.
I have an H-960 spare.
I was REALLY hoping to make the 11/45 a single bay
setup, but it doesn't seem that is really possible. I'll have to hunt up a
"tie together" kit to bolt my two racks together if I wind up going the dual
bay route :|
You did get the OMSI Pascal packs, right?
I am
99% sure that one or more of the packs I got from you was labled OMSI
Pascal. I think I already have a 3rd party pascal compiler on RX02 media,
not positive about that. I do know I have the Saturn Word Processing system
distribution on RX02 if anyone needs that.
Jay West