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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.misc
Subject: Re: DEC RM05's on Alliant FX/8 Xylogics 451 controller
Message-ID: <3502@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 23 Mar 88 22:34:16 GMT
References: <129@garfield.RDL.COM>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <129@garfield.RDL.COM> salzman@rdlvax.RDL.COM (Gumby) writes:
> 
> Does anybody have any information on how to hook up DEC RM05's
> to an Alliant FX/8 with a Xylogics 451 controller? Now I know
> everyone is asking "why on earth would you want to do that".
> Well, let's put it this way. We have the drives attached to
> a VAX but they would do us a lot more good on the Alliant.

There's a minor problem.  The DEC RM05 drives are OEM versions of the
CDC9766 drive.  There are some relatively minor differences that mean
you can't plug and play.

You should check with some of the third party disk refurbishing/resale
outfits to see if they would be willing to make a conversion kit
available or perhaps work some kind of exchange deal.  You should also
check with Alliant to be sure that their controller will work with
CDC9766 drives to avoid potential problems.
-- 
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