[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Seagate ST 412 disk drive

lma@polya.Stanford.EDU (Larry M. Augustin) (02/25/89)

I recently came across a number of Seagate ST 412 disk drives.  Does
anyone know anything about these drives?  Specifically, I'm interested
in connecting one to my PC, and I'd like to know what sort of
interface they have and if anyone makes a compatible controller.

Larry M. Augustin			ERL 414
lma@sierra.stanford.edu			Computer Systems Lab
lma@dayton.stanford.edu			Stanford University
(415) 723-9285				Stanford, CA 94305

nanook@novavax.UUCP (Keith Dickinson) (02/25/89)

in article <7166@polya.Stanford.EDU>, lma@polya.Stanford.EDU (Larry M. Augustin) says:
> 
> I recently came across a number of Seagate ST 412 disk drives.  Does
> anyone know anything about these drives?  Specifically, I'm interested
> in connecting one to my PC, and I'd like to know what sort of
> interface they have and if anyone makes a compatible controller.
> 
> Larry M. Augustin			ERL 414

Congratulations on uncovering the archialogical find of the century! Assuming
that the 412's are working of course! :)

The ST 412 uses the standard Seagate ST-405 bus (ie an IBM standard buss).
The drive will work with most any MFM controller, and (if your lucky) should
be formattable with Ontrack's Disk Manager.

If you need any more information about ST-512 drives, let me know.

Keith Dickinson
Seagate Technologies
Delray Beach Repair Facility
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