[net.micro] Wicat 150 with large SMD disc, synch I/O

PWM@Su-Ai@sri-unix (09/17/82)

From: Peter Milne <PWM@Su-Ai>
Has anyone tried putting a largish (say >60Mbyte) SMD winchester onto a
Wicat 150?  If so whose controller did you use, and how did it work out?
 
Although the 150's I/O board uses the Signetics 2651 UART which is capable of
doing synchronous I/O, it is not clear to me that the 150 implements it.
Has anyone got synchronous I/O going on a 150 either by modifying the I/O
board or using someones synch Multibus I/O board?
Interested in peoples impressions of Wicat systems in general and in the 150
in particular.  I believe that a rack mounted 150 system will be available shortly.
 
-- Peter