7 Sep
2010
7 Sep
'10
11:11 a.m.
Steven Hirsch asked about the DEC RRD50 (Philips/LMSI CM100):
In which case, alas, what I have is not a CM110. My drive is a front
loader that does take a caddy (same as a DEC RRD40), but is half-height
5.25" drive sized and has a SCSI interface..No, amazingly I've found it,
it's a CM212, made by Laser Magnetic Storage International (who IIRC were
connected with Philips). It's got the Philips radial tracking mechanism,
and many of the TTL ICs that I can see have the Philips logo.
Anyone got a CM212 service manual?
Is that the one that used a bizarre proprietary
plastic carrier for
the disk?
No, it's a top-loader with no caddy.
Maybe the RRD40 used a proprietary caddy? I've never seen it, so I
don't know.
It does. Well, the caddt was also used with other Philips/LMSI drives.
-tony