4 Jun
2009
4 Jun
'09
1:27 p.m.
On Jun 4, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Indeed. 15 years ago, I was able to save the 11/750
from work, but
could not find room for a pair of RK07s and a pickup-truck-load of
RK07 cartridges. Those were good drives - easy to repair, decent
amount of storage for the day, fast. Just don't get your fingers
behind the ears on the voice coil during a power-down - those heads
snap back *fast*! (when the NiCd pack is good, that is).
*SLAM!* Yes, I nearly got my finger caught in one of those.
It's a shame you weren't able to grab those RK07s. They're pretty
thin on the ground nowadays. I agree that they're really, really
nice drives.
Someone just got a fun little system to play with.
Hopefully we'll
hear what it's running and how it's loaded before too long.
Did it go to someone here? If not, perhaps that person should be
invited to join.
That said...I've been sorta halfway thinking of starting a VAX-11
"registry" of sorts, as there aren't huge numbers of those machines
left. They're not super-rare, I know, but there seem to be far fewer
of them than, say, Kaypros.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL