Lot of DEC QBus gear available...

[Jon Elson]

On 06/24/2018 06:29 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>
> On 06/23/2018 06:29 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
>> On 06/23/2018 01:32 PM, Lyle Bickley via cctalk wrote:
>>> There's more "stuff" that you can see from the pictures below. All the
>>> PDP-11 "boxes" and boards look to be good cosmetically.
>>>
>>> Photos here:
>>> https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMAvVBdhz20-z7l6W9JXhBB0k3ggw0HWveHctEup826NNIWPAxUlk1lbW-RY76zUQ?key=dkh2MFhieTVZQTlqeTZQelI2WU1OYXVpRFNweTN3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> There is a blue board with a blue handle that is a Q-bus Andromeda
>> disk controller.
>> It will, IIRC, run one floppy and up to 2 MFM hard drives.  I had one
>> on a uVAX-II a LONG time ago.
>>
> Yes, but not without the "Personality Modules" that connect to the 50 pin
> connector.  I have two boards but only 2 MFM and 1 5.25 floppy adapter.
>
>
The personality module is JUST connectors and traces.  So, 
you could build one with wire wrap wire or whatever.  I used 
to have the schematic of that module here, may still have it 
around.

Jon