6 Dec
2006
6 Dec
'06
12:18 a.m.
Hi,
I just wanted to let folks know that I've gotten my 11/70 setup with
BSD2.11. It now has 2 Fujitsu Eagles attached to an Emulex SC72. BSD
"thinks" there are 4 RP06 drives attached!
Now that I have enough disk storage on it, I'm going to start to image
the 200+ (yes, that's *not* a typo) RK05 packs. It'll take a seriously
long time to go through all of the packs since before I will put a
"strange" pack into the RK05 drive on the '70 (actually *any* of my RK05
drives), I disassemble the pack and completely clean the enclosure and
the platter. Since there's a fair amount of DEC distribution media
among the packs, I'll be doing the "high" value packs first. I'll let
folks know how it goes and try to put together a catalog of what's there.
I've configured this 11/70 (actually a DS570) to be able to read/write
RL01/2 packs and RK05 packs. It also has a TU80 so I can also
read/write 1600bpi 9-track tapes.
It also has a DELUA ethernet. BSD is configured for TCP/IP and I've set
it up to use one of my static IPs. DNS is pointing to it as
neptune.shiresoft.com. This will allow me to move bits on/off the '70
with relative ease.
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider once I see
my electric bill) and offering access to individuals. What do y'all think?
--
TTFN - Guy
6 Dec
6 Dec
2:57 a.m.
Hello.
Guy Sotomayor escribi?:
I've configured this 11/70 (actually a DS570) to
be able to read/write
RL01/2 packs and RK05 packs. It also has a TU80 so I can also
read/write 1600bpi 9-track tapes.
It also has a DELUA ethernet. BSD is configured for TCP/IP and I've
set it up to use one of my static IPs. DNS is pointing to it as
neptune.shiresoft.com. This will allow me to move bits on/off the '70
with relative ease.
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider once I
see my electric bill) and offering access to individuals. What do
y'all think?
Here have a candidate. What you're waiting for ;-) ?
Regards
Sergio
3:22 a.m.
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 00:18 -0800, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
It also has a DELUA ethernet. BSD is configured for
TCP/IP and I've set
it up to use one of my static IPs. DNS is pointing to it as
neptune.shiresoft.com. This will allow me to move bits on/off the '70
with relative ease.
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider once I see
my electric bill) and offering access to individuals. What do y'all think?
If you have a reasonable connection to the 'Net, and leave the
machine available for people with accounts to telnet in, you might well
get folks willing to help defray the cost of power and bandwidth... I
know I'd be interested. As you say, it is open for re-consideration at
any time.
Peace,
Warren E. Wolfe
wizard at voyager.net
7:13 a.m.
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 00:18 -0800, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
Hi,
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider once I see
my electric bill) and offering access to individuals. What do y'all think?
I think I can sum up my personal opinion with "Dang!". :) That's a very
nice configuration. I wish you the very best of luck with the recovery
of the disk packs.
-Tore
8:37 a.m.
Guy Sotomayor wrote:
...
long time to go through all of the packs since before I
will put a
"strange" pack into the RK05 drive on the '70 (actually *any* of my RK05
drives), I disassemble the pack and completely clean the enclosure and
the platter.
Could you (at some point) describe how you do that?
I've got several rk05 drives I'm bringing back to life and some older
packs which could use cleaning. I didn't realize you could open up the
pack - sounds like a good idea in some cases.
cool about the 11/70 too - very nice.
I've got a similar setup with my 11/44 but no rk05's (yet)
thanks,
-brad
9:36 a.m.
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 12:18:17AM -0800, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
Hi,
I just wanted to let folks know that I've gotten my 11/70 setup with
BSD2.11. It now has 2 Fujitsu Eagles attached to an Emulex SC72. BSD
"thinks" there are 4 RP06 drives attached!
Now that I have enough disk storage on it, I'm going to start to image
the 200+ (yes, that's *not* a typo) RK05 packs. It'll take a seriously
long time to go through all of the packs since before I will put a
"strange" pack into the RK05 drive on the '70 (actually *any* of my RK05
drives), I disassemble the pack and completely clean the enclosure and
the platter. Since there's a fair amount of DEC distribution media
among the packs, I'll be doing the "high" value packs first. I'll let
folks know how it goes and try to put together a catalog of what's there.
Very exciting! I'm on pins and needles waiting to see what you're
going to be imaging.
BTW, I live in Santa Clara, let me know if you'd like any help with
the grunt-work of cataloging. I'm happy to help with any software
archiving efforts.
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may
reconsider once I see
my electric bill) and offering access to individuals. What do y'all think?
Move to Santa Clara! ;) Our power bill is about 1/3rd what it was
when we lived in San Jose and had PG&E.
Barring that, yes, I'm sure many of us on the list would be happy
to help defray the cost if you'd like.
-Seth, a fellow DEC enthusiast
12:24 p.m.
Awesome. It will be good to see more machines up 24/7, especially something
as large as a /70. Can't wait to see what you've got on those packs :)
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Subject: RK05 disk images & PDP-11/70
Hi,
I just wanted to let folks know that I've gotten my 11/70
setup with BSD2.11. It now has 2 Fujitsu Eagles attached to
an Emulex SC72. BSD "thinks" there are 4 RP06 drives attached!
Now that I have enough disk storage on it, I'm going to start
to image the 200+ (yes, that's *not* a typo) RK05 packs.
It'll take a seriously long time to go through all of the
packs since before I will put a "strange" pack into the RK05
drive on the '70 (actually *any* of my RK05 drives), I
disassemble the pack and completely clean the enclosure and
the platter. Since there's a fair amount of DEC distribution
media among the packs, I'll be doing the "high" value packs
first. I'll let folks know how it goes and try to put
together a catalog of what's there.
I've configured this 11/70 (actually a DS570) to be able to read/write
RL01/2 packs and RK05 packs. It also has a TU80 so I can
also read/write 1600bpi 9-track tapes.
It also has a DELUA ethernet. BSD is configured for TCP/IP
and I've set it up to use one of my static IPs. DNS is
pointing to it as neptune.shiresoft.com. This will allow me
to move bits on/off the '70 with relative ease.
I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider
once I see my electric bill) and offering access to
individuals. What do y'all think?
--
TTFN - Guy
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