Re: RM03 Massbus-SMD controller with a Fujitsu M2284?

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From: zrepachol
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:02

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In article <1939@lysator.liu.se>, pen@lysator.liu.se (Peter Eriksson) writes:
> I have been thinking of perhaps trying to make use of the Massbus<->SMD
> controller/converter, that right now is sitting in a RM03, and try to
> connect a Fujitsu M2284 (130MB) SMD drive to a Vax 11/750 with it.
> 
> Is it possible to do it, and if so, how do I reconfigure the Massbus<->SMD
> controller?
> 

First you change the disk interface to "smd-ish" that is used for the disk-MBA
interface. Then you reblow the PLAs in the MBC to acount for the different
drive geometery.

Of course this assumes you have already patched the DRdriver to talk to your
disk...

~Paul

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