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RE:RZ55 disk on sun or other system

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From: Justin Young
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 00:00
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I don't recognize the RZ55 name.  However, I was successfully able to move a SUN disk drive to a DEC.  Is this an internal or external drive.  Any drive with a SCSI should be recognizable by at least a SUN. (Probably an HP, too.)
Let me know the details.

> From decstation-managers-relay@sws1.ctd.ornl.gov Mon Sep 11 16:01 CDT 1995
> Subject: Using DEC disks on other platforms
> To: decstation-managers@ornl.gov
> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 16:51:28 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Sylvain Fauvel <fauvel@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca>
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>     Hello,
> 
> 	Is it possible to use an old DEC disk (RZ55) on an HP or SUN computers.
> 
> 	My disks works file on a DEC but is not recognized by a HP or SUN.  What is
> 	there to do for the disk to be recognized.  Does it involve modifying the
> 	hardware os is it just software.
> 
> 	Sylvain
> 
> -- 
> ==============================================================================> Sylvain Fauvel     fauvel@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca               (514) 761-8647
> INRS Telecommunications, 16 Place du Commerce, Verdun, Quebec, Canada, H3E 1H6
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From: justin@meen.subr.edu (Justin Young)
Subject: RE:RZ55 disk on sun or other system
Date: 1995/09/11
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