ear@wpi.WPI.EDU (Eric A Rasmussen) (02/17/91)
There has been some discussion on comp.os.cpm regarding the replacement of 8" drives with 3.5" drives because they apparrently have the same pin-outs and can be used as transparent replacements. (Note that I have not followed the discussion in all detail, so I may be mistaken.) I have now discovered, after being very bored one night, that the PDT-11/150 which has been sitting in our storage closet works. However, the 8 inch drives in it are very noisy and slow. What I was wondering was if anyone knew whether or not it is possible to replace the old 8 inch drives in this beast with modern 3.5 inch drives. Of course, I realize that I would have to transfer all the software from one format to the other. +---------< Eric A. Rasmussen - Mr. Neat-O (tm) >---------+ +< Email Address >+ | A real engineer never reads the instructions first. | | ear@wpi.wpi.edu | | (They figure out how it works by playing with it.) | | ear%wpi@wpi.edu | +---------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------+ ((( In Stereo Where Available )))