28 Jan
2004
28 Jan
'04
7:01 a.m.
"Diagrams for an Implementation on a TC08 Backplance"
I guess TC08s are common enough in Europe that you can
strip 'em to build floppy controllers.
28 Jan
28 Jan
noon
"Diagrams for an Implementation on a TC08
Backplane"
I guess TC08s are common enough in Europe that you can
strip 'em to build floppy controllers.
No, no, send the TC08 to me! I would love to get a TC08 back-plane for my
8i :-). I could even trade a TU55 drive for it, and then we could both use
TC08s as they were intended :-)!
I could also use an RX8e, but I promise not to put it in the TC08 :-).
What is the best source of back-plane slots for this kind of homebrew work?
Vince
5 Feb
5 Feb
2:40 a.m.
I guess TC08s
are common enough in Europe that you can
strip 'em to build floppy controllers.
No, no, send the TC08 to me! I would love to get a TC08 back-plane for my
8i :-). I could even trade a TU55 drive for it, and then we could both TC08s as they were intended :-)!
I have since communicated with the author and verified that the TC08 is
undamaged; only unused TC08 slots are used, and any source of unused slots
would do (at least one quad slot for the RX8e).
Anyone who has an extra TC08 (or RX8e) should feel free to contact me anyway
:-).
What is the best source of back-plane slots for this
kind of homebrew
work?
I am still curious what people's opinions on this are.
Vince
29 Jan
29 Jan
5:59 a.m.
Al Kossow heeft op woensdag, 28 jan 2004 om 22:01 (Europe/Zurich) het
volgende geschreven:
I guess TC08s are common enough in Europe that you can
strip 'em to build floppy controllers.
Al,
Ulrich made this thing in '85.
PDP8 material is rarer here than in the US, rest assured.
Jos Dreesen
1 Feb
1 Feb
11:57 p.m.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 01:01:37PM -0800, Al Kossow wrote:
"Diagrams for an Implementation on a TC08 Backplance"
I guess TC08s are common enough in Europe that you can
strip 'em to build floppy controllers.
From following the discussion from the creator, he
didn't strip the TC08.
The RX8E goes in an unused slot and his -8/i has *both*
DECtape and floppy.
I do not have a TC08 :-( I do have a TC11 and a TD8E, though. I was
looking at this with an eye for building an RX8L from scratch (I have a
BM08 on my -8/L for a total of 12K, but I doubt I could make the floppy
interface fit in an -8/L box, even if there were an open spot.
-ethan
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