H-11/H-27 (was Re: LAST CALL: Free Parts/Stuff in Austin, TX) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

10 Jul 2002

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 From: "Dan Veeneman" &lt;dan(a)ekoan.com&gt;

At 10:34 AM 7/10/02 -0700, Ethan Dicks wrote:

 --- "Dwight K. Elvey"
&lt;dwightk.elvey(a)amd.com&gt; wrote:
 > Hi Bill
 >  I would vary much like to have the H11 floppy ( actually to use
 > on my MDS-800, Intel developement system ). I don't think the drives
 > care what machine I use. 
[...]

 You could probably use the H-27 case and PSU if
you bypass
the controller board inside the H-27.  I suspect you could probably
pull the drives (if they are physically and electrically compatible)
and drop them into the MDS-800, presuming it doesn't have its own
external arrangement for its drives (not sure; never seen one, only
heard of them).

If you do get the H-27 and you don't need bits and pieces of it (like
the enclosure or PSU or internal controller), let me know.  I have
a working H-11 and a working H-27 box with a not-totally-working Qbus
controller card (problems with the interrupts*).  I would like to have
spare parts. 
This is painful to read.

I also have an H-11 with a partially working paper tape punch and have
been looking for the floppy drive subsystem.  If it's at all possible I'd like
to keep the H-27 intact, even if it ends up with Ethan.

I have several eight-inch floppy drives along with a Cromemco system
if you need floppy drives, but I'd hate to see the Heath subsystem pulled
apart just for the drives.

Cheers,

Dan

Hi Dan
 I had no intentions of destroying anything. I even have hopes
of getting a H-11 one of these days. I was just going to run
a cable from my MDS-800 ( that only uses external drives )
because I need drives that will do double density. The H-27
has what I need, a box, a power supply and drives. It would
stay a H-27.
 What kind of animal do you think I am?
Dwight