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From: farris@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Russell H. Farris)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Otrona hard drive
Keywords: otrona IEEE-488 external hard drive
Message-ID: <1671@marlin.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 11 Dec 90 20:54:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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        First, thanks to everyone who helped me with my earlier
questions on Otronas.  BTW, Mycroft appears to be defunct.

        I recently acquired an Otrona/IEEE-488 hard drive.
Unfortunately, the drive stops working after 10-15 minutes of
operation.  The problem appears to be in the controller card
in the external drive box.

        1.  Have any of you ever encountered a similar problem?
        2.  Does anyone have:
            a.  documentation for the Otrona HD?
            b.  an extra HD controller card (or an entire
                   HD assembly) for sale?
            c.  an extra 128k/IEEE-488 board for sale?
            d.  a C-compiler for the Otrona?
            e.  HD diagnostic programs for CPM machines?

        Thanks,

Russ Farris         (farris@marlin.nosc.mil)   (619) 553-4129
Code 444
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