timv@ccad.uiowa.edu (Timothy VanFosson) (02/15/91)
As the front-end of an Evans and Sutherland Image Generator computer we are getting a 5-6 year old Gould 32/67 series realtime computer. I have been told that this machine has severe, recurring disk problems that make it necessary to reformat the system disk approximately once per month. What I would like to do is replace the disk drives that are now on the machine with more reliable disk drives. The problem is that I have no idea what type of disk interface this machine uses, nor what disks this machine supports. I believe that the disks that come with it are 80MB and 300MB Gould drives on a Univeral Disk Processor controller. I have a raft of documentation (that arrived all of last Monday) for the Gould but it has never been unpacked and put in binders. I expect the computer to arrive on Monday for installation. E&S's short-term solution is to ship the system with a 300MB removable disk drive which due to space problems we would like to avoid as a long-term solution. Since we would like to have a demonstration capability on the IG computer in three weeks, it is imperative that I find out quickly how to resolve the disk issue for the long-term. Does anyone have any clues as to what disk drives might work with this machine? Does Encore sell drives for the older Gould machines (I have a call into them, but no response so far) that have better reliability? All replies will be appreciated. Thanks, --tv -- Timothy VanFosson E-mail : timv@ccad.uiowa.edu Senior Systems Analyst US Mail : CAD-Research University of Iowa 228 ERF Phone : (319) 335-5728 Iowa City, Iowa 52242