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From: Frank.Mallory@f123.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Microvax RD54 disks
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Date: 8 Feb 90 01:30:46 GMT
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 RM> We are about to upgrade our two RD53's on our aging Microvax by adding 
 RM> an
 RM> RD54. Midwest Micro sells a Maxtor clone for $1199. Question: what kind 
 RM> of
 RM> disk is the RD54 really ? Our RD53's seem to be Micropolis 1325's; is 
 RM> the
 RM> RD54 something like a Micropolis 1355 ? We want to upgrade as cheaply 

The RD53 is indeed a specially-selected Micropolis 1325; the Rainbow that this  
BBS is running on uses one, with MFM encoding via ST412 interface.

The Micropolis 1355 has an ESDI interface; I am not sure if it is the basis of  
the RD54.

The bottom line is that you will need an RQDX3 controller to handle the RD54.


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