Any info on a Western Peripherals DC-230 disk controller?

[jim stephens]

On 3/12/2021 3:02 PM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote:
> Any ideas what this disc controller is?
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/PDP-11-Backplane-Western-Peripherals-DC-230-Disk-Controller-DEC-Digital-PDP/353417412426
>
> Can't find much about this on the 'net, other than that it was a controller
> for Diablo/Pertec style drives -- no idea if it's an RK11 clone or
> something else entirely. Looks to be suitable for a PDP-11/20 given the
> little notch missing from the side there, and the lack of a separate power
> harness for the backplane.
>
> - Josh
>
I found one computerworld reference to a distributor stocking them, 
MTI.  but no hit on the ones I think they are.

I had a friend who worked at a place with this name in Irvine which did 
tape and disk controller systems for more than just DEC.  He worked @ 
Microdata on some projects I worked on, then went back (79 or 80) and 
stayed there.  He had a stake in the company, but he took contracting 
work like we had @ Microdata to help out.

The ad I saw was 1981 computer world for MTI, with just the company name.

thanks
Jim