Introduction and RK05J Drive cabling

[Noel Chiappa]

    > From: Joshua Stetson

    > Ideally I would like to find the following:
    > ...
    > The interface cable between the two drives: BC11A
    > The terminator card M930

The former is going to be a pain. The latter are findable on eBay. If you
can't find one, drop me a line - I may have one I can spare.

    > I know it's common to run these without the top cover on for
    > calibration purposes. Any tips for that? Maybe a piece of plexiglas
    > over the heads to avoid any potential dust or should I not worry too much?

Don't worry about it; BITD we used to run for short periods with the cover
off, to calibrate heads, etc. The air-flow through the pack and out the head
entrance hole will keep the heads clear. I wouldn't run them without the cover
all the time, but for short periods, it will be fine.


    > From: Tony Duell

    > The M930 and BC11 should be easy to find, they are actually the same as
    > the bits used on PDP11 Unibus connections.

The second part is correct, but not the first: BC11 cables are now pretty
much unobtainium.

	Noel