6 Oct
1999
6 Oct
'99
9:43 a.m.
There are four CDC 9766 disk-pack drives in need of
rescue in the BWI
...
this time; for those who aren't familiar with
them, they're rather
large and heavy; bigger than the DEC disk pack drives I've seen.
They use the same packs as DEC RM05 drives, but have a standard SMD
interface.
DEC drives were made by CDC, but with a bastardized interface that only
works with DEC's RM05-to-Massbus adapter.
The 9766 are very good drives, but they require a lot of power (though
not as much as an RP06).