[Info-vax] search for SDI and SMD disks (in europe)

[Kari Uusimäki]

On 30.5.2011 11:08, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2011-05-30 00.35, Hans Vlems wrote:
>> On 28 mei, 14:01, shadoooo<shado... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>> To restore a couple of old machines I'm searching for fixed and/or
>>> removable disks.
>>> For one machine I would need an SMD disk or cartridge drive.
>>> For the other machine, I need an SDI disk unit.
>>> If anybody has some to sell a reasonable price, please let me know.
>>> Thanks
>>> Andrea
>>
>> eBay lists an RA73-E for US$150 and $40 shipping to the Netherlands,
>> Italy probably about the same rate.
>> That's 120 euros, a bargain....
>
> RA73 is a nice drive. 2Gb. Pretty small form. You might want to locate
> one those boxes that holds 4 RA7x drives, though, as that is the normal
> package you used to have front panel for the disk drive. But I guess it
> is possible to run the drive without the front panel too.
>
> Think it might have been DECs last SDI drive.
>
> Johnny


It was possible to have RA7x drives in Qbus based machines like the 
VAX4000-series when a KDA50 was installed in the machine. So you don't 
necessarily need the SA7x (4 drives) box.

At least there aren't any newer versions of RA7x's in product 
catalogues. Nor do I have seen on the field newer ones.


Kari