[net.wanted] Semiconductor Disks?

kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) (09/19/84)

	Does anyone out there have experience with semiconductor
disks?  In particular, I'm looking for info on something that
would work on an 11/70.  A 2.9bsd driver is preferred, but I
can wing that if need be.  Doesn't DEC have such a thing?     
How fast/big/expensive/good are they?  Other vendors?

	I'm also wondering about a driver which allows part of
main memory to look like a disk.  I remember seeing such a thing
once upon a time, but have lost track of it.  Pointers anyone?

	Thanks,

-- 
Rick Kiessig
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ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/22/84)

I'm not aware that DEC has any semiconductor disk at all.  We use
ones on our 70's and our Vaxes from Dataram.  There are also ones
available from Maxiram and from Ampex (megastore).  They all emulate
fixed head disks (like the RS03).  I am partial to the Dataram, not
only because we have a bunch but also because they will also emulate
an RF11 disk which is much easier to program than the RS.

-Ron