hansm@duteca8.tudelft.nl (Hans Mulder) (03/07/90)
A probably often asked question (in the past I assume): I want to put a disk in my diskless vaxstation, but am not willing to pay DEC prices. Are there third party disk which slip into the VS boxes without a problem? What kind of interface do those DEC (RD53/54) disks have? Are there third party disks which can be used with a limited amount of hacking/soldering? Thanks in advance Hans Mulder hansm@duteca.tudelft.nl
pan@propress.com (Philip A. Naecker) (03/09/90)
In article <736@duteca.UUCP>, hansm@duteca8.tudelft.nl (Hans Mulder) writes: ... > I want to put a disk in my diskless vaxstation, but am not willing > to pay DEC prices. Are there third party disk which slip into the > VS boxes without a problem? What kind of interface do those DEC > (RD53/54) disks have? Are there third party disks which can be used > with a limited amount of hacking/soldering? ... > > Hans Mulder > hansm@duteca.tudelft.nl -- I wrote a article in DEC Professional Magazine describing how do to this in some detail. I've since done it several times. It's quite easy, and requires no special skills, no hacking, etc. It's probably even supported, as long as you either use a DEC disk on the used market (quite cheap) or something close (even cheaper) and don't screw up. The article appeared in about June-August 1989. I don't recall the exact issue, but if you can't find it let me know and I'll find it for you and send you a copy. You can also log on to DEC Pro's bulletin board system (called ARIS) and get the text of the article yourself. Phil _______________________________________________________________________________ Philip A. Naecker Consulting Software Engineer Internet: pan@propress.com Suite 101 uunet!prowest!pan 1010 East Union Street Voice: +1 818 577 4820 Pasadena, CA 91106-1756 FAX: +1 818 577 0073 Also: Technology Editor DEC Professional Magazine _______________________________________________________________________________