MBERNAR@ERENJ.BITNET (Marcelino Bernardo) (10/24/89)
Has anyone connected the mech from a DEC RD53 hard disk to an ST? The mech which holds 30MB or so, is made by Quantum an I'm told that it is ST-506 compatible. It seems to me that these drives should be adaptable to an ST using an ACSI-SCSI interface along with an Adaptek controller. Right? Recommendations would be appreciated. Regards, Marcelino Bernardo mbernar@erenj.bitnet bernardo@erevax.bitnet
gjh@otter.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) (10/25/89)
Yep, if the mech has an ST506 interface, an appropriate controller (I got an Omti) and the usual ST DMA->SCSI adaptor card will give a viable drive. The Omti controller which I use is an RLL controller, small speed tradeoff for greater storage space. I got my gear from an ICD kit supplier in the U.K. Graham ====== ------------------------------------------------------------------ Graham Higgins | Phone: (0272) 799910 x 24060 Hewlett-Packard Labs | gray@hpl.hp.co.uk Bristol | gray%hplb.uucp@ukc.ac.uk U.K. | gray@hplb.hpl.hp.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: My opinions above are exactly that, mine and opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------
Henry_Burdett_Messenger@cup.portal.com (10/25/89)
Marcelino Bernardo writes: > Has anyone connected the mech from a DEC RD53 hard disk to an ST? The > mech which holds 30MB or so, is made by Quantum an I'm told that it is > ST-506 compatible. It seems to me that these drives should be adaptable > to an ST using an ACSI-SCSI interface along with an Adaptek controller. > Right? Right. I haven't done it, but I know people who have. - hbm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry B. Messenger henry_burdett_messenger@cup.portal.com Digital Equipment Corporation isn't responsible for anything I say on Usenet "And the down of a peach says mmh, yes."