SCSI hard drives of large form factors - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Jan 2011

...
  Here's something I was thinking about the other
day. I
 *know* for a fact that SCSI interface hard drives existed
 with 8" platters. I've never seen one, however. Does anyone
 know of any specific model numbers, or have any product
 information or pictures of such devices? 
CDC/Imprimis/Seagate Sabre drives were 8" and available with a variety
Of interfaces. SMD, IPI-2, SCSI. J on the end is SMD, K
On the end is IPI-2, G on the end is SCSI. The part numbers
Are dizzying depending on whether's it's a CDC or Seagate number...
97201-12G is a CDC number, ST81236N is the Seagate number.

...
  Along the same lines, did SCSI interface devices exist
with
 14" platters? An option for the venerable Fujitsu Eagle, perhaps? 
To be nitpicky Eagles are 10.5" platters in a 14" form factor.

...
  I know that Adaptec made a standalone SCSI-SMD bridge
board. I
 have one, although I've never been able to get it to work. I
 got as far as hand-crafting SCSI commands to try to get it to
 format the drive, and it would sit there, device active, but
 the drive never stepped or seeked off the first cylinder. 
I have seen Eagles with bridge cards in the back. I don't think
Fujitsu made them that way but they were added by US-based vendors.

You are most likely to find Sabre and SCSI-SMD bridge drives if you find
Late 80's/early 90's Sun installations. If you're lucky you can find
Some SCSI-Pertec Formatted bridges and tape drives too.

Tim.