8" hard disk storage for unibus 11?

[Mike Ross]

Interesting, didn't know that.

Was as much or more interested in the board.

Mike

On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 5:50 AM, Jos Dreesen <jos.dreesen at bluewin.ch> wrote:
> On 26.11.2015 10:08, Mike Ross wrote:
>>
>> Many moons ago I had a small fleet of pdp-11/04s, pulled out of a
>> research synchrotron.
>>
>> (well, not *literally* out of the synchrotron, they probably wouldn't
>> work if they had been...)
>>
>> They all had disk subsystems made by a company called Baydel; a 19"
>> rack module, half-height like an 11/04, containing an 8" hard disk and
>> power supply, hooked up to a quad-size Unibus card. Emulated a bunch
>> of RK05s. Can't recall the nature of the interface between the card
>> and the drive.
>>
>> Over the years I appear to have carelessly and unintentionally traded
>> or given away ALL the bloody things! Anyone else have one, had one, or
>> know someone who might? I've Googled and there's a deafening silence,
>> apart from me asking the same question on Usenet ten years ago!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> http://www.corestore.org
>> 'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother.
>> Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame.
>> For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.'
>>
> Baydel used Honeywell-Bull D120 and D140 8" mididisks.
>  Is that what you had in mind ?
>
> Jos



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