Floppy drives for uVAX II; TRW Swap - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

21 Dec 1999

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   Greetingz classiccmpistas..  I am in the market for a
floppy drive 
for the MicroVax II...  the machine I wish to add to has a TK50 and 
an RD54 (I think) and a Cipher 880 looking like a TS11.

  Even if there are aftermarket units existing, I would still like to
get a DEC unit. I saw one on a nice uVax at one of the recent TRW
swaps here in SoCal, but its custodian wanted $300 for the chassis
and was rather offended when I suggested that he had got the decimal
point shifted one decade to the right..  ;o 
You'll have to be more specific about what sort of floppy drive
that you want to hook up.  8 inch?  If so, RX01 or RX02?  In this
case you'll also need a RXV211 or clone controller in the Q-Bus
backplane.  5.25 inch?  If so, RX33 or RX50?  In these cases you'll
just attach to the existing RQDX3/breakout box.  3.5 inch?  If so,
you'll need a third-party Q-bus controller to run the drive, unless
you get your hands on a prototype RQDX4 :-)

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