19 Jul
2003
19 Jul
'03
9:29 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: Data Systems Design DSD-880 8" floppy and hard drive?
Anybody know anything about a DSD-880 8" floppy
and hard drive unit made
by Data Systems Design? (Black rack mount box about 6" high and 28" deep.)
I found several of them today. I'm pretty certain that they came off of a
system tester or circuit board tester based on a DEC computer. The units
had a Shugart 800-1 8" SSDD floppy drive and a Quantum Q2040 8" hard drive
in them and a INTERESTING looking front panel that said "Hyper
Diagnostics"
or something like that.
I bought a HUGE lot of 8" floppy disks from the same place. They almost
certainly came from the same systems. The disks contained RT-11 and RSX. I
found that some of the disks had the driver and diagnostics for the
DSD-880. Also found copies of distribution disks for RT-11 and RSX in the
same pile.
Joe
Joe,
I had one of these boards connected to a pair of Qume (851) drives back in
the early 80's. They worked GREAT, could read, write, and format RX01, RX02,
and with a modified driver, did DSDD for about 1.2mb per floppy!
I wish I had one of these controllers now (I have a pair of 8" drives).
Regards,
Stuart Johnson