9 Nov
2002
9 Nov
'02
2:08 p.m.
Number one, I misread the model number of the ESDI card that failed:
it's a Dilog DU686... sorry, sorry!
A moment with Google turns up that not only is Dilog still in business
(www.dilog.com) but that they sell and service a large number of Unibus
*and* Qbus cards.
It turns out that the DU686 is ESDI / MSCP and they'll fix dead ones for
only $250... $350 with revs, ECOs, and updates.
The main office is in Switzerland, branch in Tustin, CA.
No prices for new stuff listed on the sites, but I'll phone them Monday
and see... they have SCSI and Pertec formatters, and Unibus adapters to
make modern small SCSI drives look like a Spindle Farm, sans the noise,
weight, and floor-space.
Cheers
John