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From: elroy!suned1!efb@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Everett F. Batey II)
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Subject: Re: DEC RA81 disk drive on a Sun 4/280
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rr%chmsr@gatech.edu (Richard Robison) writes:
>Does anyone know if it is possible to use a DEC RA81 with a Sun 4/280?  We
>are getting rid of our VAX, but it would be nice to keep the disk if

Bill Offered .. 
[[ I seriously doubt it, unless someone has built a UDA-50 controller for
a bus other than the Unibus.  --wnl ]]

Well, I don't think you really want to .. but if you do .. use an NFS
server on your VMS or MicroVMS size host (KDA-50, Bill) and you can  stuff
file debris all over your network .. 

Wish you the best rr .. call me if you like .. 

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