2 Jun
2003
2 Jun
'03
3:51 a.m.
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:
The RM05 was the largest in a particular line of
MASSBUS drives based
on CDC internals.
Correct.
while the faster RM03 went to VAXen and perhaps
PDP-11/70s). The RM05
is a repackaged CDC 9766.
Afaik, just relabeled... unlike the RM02/3, they didnt
change the
05 [much].
You can use an RM05 with an 11/750, but it's
possible that the packs
in question were also used with a PDP-11.
I doubt the RH11 is fast enough to handle
the RM05 blasting its data
onto the bus. Wasnt the RM03 the largest one to be runnable off the
RH11 controller?
Anyway... yeah, if you can find a VAX with Massbus controller and an
RM05 drive, you only need to grab a straight image off the packs, and
do any "smart" work on simulators such as SimH or Charon-VAX.
--f