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Subject: Re: Table Top enclosure for rd53 needed
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Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 13:11:15 EST
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In article <8704072243.AA27200@maynard.BSW.COM> campbell%maynard.UUCP@talcott.HARVARD.EDU (Larry Campbell) writes:

>The RD53 is just a commodity PC disk -- the Micropolis 1325.  Check
>the back pages of Byte or any PC hardware hacker magazine, or catalogs
>like Priority One.  You should be able to pick up a box and power
>supply for under $100.
>
>Note also that if you buy the drive from Micropolis instead of DEC,
>you pay $1000 instead of $4000.
>-- 
>Larry Campbell                                The Boston Software Works, Inc.

 	I appreciate the reply but I think this is not entirely true -
 My understanding is that DEC has their own mscp boards on the drive
 so just getting one third party will not work. For that reason the 
 cabling is different as well. If this is not correct please let me
 know. The power supply idea is good if we can get the cabling sussed
 out. 
  thanks