14 Oct
2012
14 Oct
'12
10:58 a.m.
On 10/14/2012 01:42 PM, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
There are a few obstacles. While none of them are "big" ones, they
all add up.
The biggest issue is that the people with enough time to do it seem to
usually not be the people with the required skillset.
Then there's a technical obstacle of bus driver chips that match Qbus
or Unibus specs. There just aren't any ideal choices that are available
now. There's an easy way around that, but then you're back to the
availability of time.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
> >>
[...non-ancient disk on Unibus machines...]
>
> I'm surely not the only collector who would be willing to pony up
> some $$$ for such a project....
I would certainly pony up some $.
I built my own IDE->S-100 interface (with guidance from my amazing
friend, Allison P); it was very easy, hardware-wise.
What makes IDE to Qbus or Unibus interfacing so difficult? There must
be reasons, otherwise it would have been done by now.