8 Apr
2012
8 Apr
'12
6:34 p.m.
kool!
the disk packs are indeed kinda neat now to just find some pdp8 rk05
packs and some cables and the temrinator thingy's for my controlor
card set for the 8
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
?Yes, pretty nice. ?If memory serves they show up as two separate RK05
drives to the controller. ?I have one of these, the only one I've ever
seen in person. ?It's high on my get-it-running list. ?It's still down
in FL but will be coming up in the next truck trip. (which I hope will
be the last!)
?I do like RK05s. ?Actually I very much like most of DEC's big drives.
? ? ? ? ? ?-Dave
On 04/08/2012 09:03 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
o interesting
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA On 04/08/2012 08:45 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
rk05F odd looking one no?
?"F" for "Fixed". ?It's twice the capacity of a standard RK05,
but the
disk pack is permanently installed. ?I heard years ago that they did
this due to the insertion/removal misalignment vs. the tighter
tolerances required for the higher density.
? ? ? ? ? -Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA