26 Oct
2001
26 Oct
'01
1:56 p.m.
Computer Parts Barn might well have documentation and a controller or two.
Those drives are MONSTERS. Data General machines used them too.
Regards,
Jeff
In <200107231246.f6NCkJJ10499(a)bg-tc-ppp57.monmouth.com>om>, on 07/23/01
at 08:46 AM, Bill Pechter <pechter(a)bg-tc-ppp57.monmouth.com> said:
> Thanks for looking. The references point to
Seagate's later Hawk drives.
> The drive I am talking about is a tad bigger! An internal fixed disk, and
> a top loading pack on the same spindle. The disk packs are of a similar
> size to RK05 packs, albeit top loading rather the front.
>
> I have a vague idea they were also used on early Diablo machines.
>
> Kevin
There were similar drives from Ampex --
Interdata/Perkin-Elmer/Concurrent had them...
Perhaps this will jar someone's memory.
Bill
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