[Info-vax] rx2600 CD/DVD

[Richard Maher]

Hi Frank,

On Dec 3 2008, 8:19 pm, FrankS <sapie... at noesys.com> wrote:
> On Dec 3, 12:16 am, Alan Frisbie <Usenet02_REM... at Flying-Disk.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 1. Quadrics QM500-A Network adapter, which I am sure is not
> >     supported by VMS.   I am also sure that it will turn up on
> >     ebay before too long.   :-)
>
> Yeah, mine too.  Not sure what kind of demand there will be, but I
> don't need it.
>
> > I got a good deal on the HP DVD-ROM drive for it, but would
> > like to get a burner.   Does anyone have any suggestions
> > for a suitable drive?
>
> HP Slimline CDRW/DVD Combo A6986-62001 A6986-64001
>
> It's in the supported drives list for the RX2600.  I bought one on
> eBay for $60.  It's a Teac DW-224E.

How did you get on with that? I think I found the one you're talking about
at a store called Serverworlds, but there were a lot more hits for plain old
"Teac DW-224E" on Ebay. How much do the mountings, dimensions and connectors
and VMS support vary for these things? (Didn't have much luck chasing down
your A6986-numbers.)

Does anyone have a CDRW/DVD for an rx2600 that they'd like to get rid of or
sell?

Cheers Richard Maher

>
> > Now all I need is a fibre channel card and I'm all set!
>
> HP QLA2342 Dual Port 2Gbp/s 133MHz PCI-X Fiber HBA
>
> Also got one of these on eBay.  $75.  Hmmm... I can't find the HP part
> number, but it's also on the supported device list for OpenVMS/RX2600.