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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: info on Ampex SMD drive wanted
Message-ID: <1991Feb7.202812.1086@spcvxb.spc.edu>
Date: 7 Feb 91 20:28:12 GMT
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Organization: St. Peter's College, US
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In article <1117@idcapd.idca.tds.philips.nl>, wilko@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (W.C. Bulte) writes:
> I am looking for information on an Ampex SMD diskdrive type# DFR-996,
> model# MKM0800C006. This is an SMD drive, with (it seems) 80Mbyte fixed and
> 16Mbyte removable 14" platters. All info on this drivetype is welcome, and
> specifically on the driveselect plug. This drive select plug is also the 
> drive number indicator on the frontpanel (for those familiar with DEC drives 
> well known). Of course, this plug is missing... :-( The frontpanel sports
> a horizontal rectangular slit, with a row of contacts on the upper and lower
> edge, in which the drive sel plug is placed. We would like to know how 
> to hot-wire these contacts to get this going.

  I don't know if this helps you, but it sounds like a clone of the CDC
Phoenix disk drive. The cartridge looks sort of like a 2315 cartridge
(which sort of looks like the hull of the old Starship Enterprise 8-) and
is usually a deep blue color. Does this sound correct?

  I have CDC and DEC unit select plugs, so if you tell me which number you
need and whether you want CDC sequence or DEC sequence, I'll send you one.

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, US
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	(201) 915-9381