[Info-vax] Replacing SCSI disks in PS433AU for VMS

[David Wade]

On 01/10/2020 14:57, Chris Townley wrote:
> On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 2:18:26 PM UTC+1, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 10/1/2020 3:42 AM, Chris Townley wrote:
>>> I have a failed disk in this and am looking for replacements, but at a sensible price I can only get very old drives.
>>>
>>> Just run across these:
>>>
>>> http://www.peripheral-vision.com/products/solid-state-scsi-tape-and-disk-drive-replacements/scsi-hard-drive-replacements/scsicfdisk-solid-state-replacement-for-legacy-dec-disk-drives
>>>
>>> No pricing information that I have found.
>>>
>>> Has anybody any experience of these, or similar?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>> Don't know about that question.
>>
>> What type of drive do you need? 50 pin, 68 pin, 80 pin?
>>
>> What is your location?
>>
>> -- 
>> David Froble Tel: 724-529-0450
>> Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc. E-Mail: da... at tsoft-inc.com
>> DFE Ultralights, Inc.
>> 170 Grimplin Road
>> Vanderbilt, PA 15486
> 
> 
> I am in the UK, and have a couple lined up locally thanks
> 
> Really, I was interested in the idea of solid state that was also removable, with inexpensive media
> 
> Chris
> 
Chris,

Well there is the SCSI2SD board.

http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD

There are several versions and sometimes they can be bought in the UK from:-

https://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=1264

I have a couple. An older one in an IBM P390 and a newer one in a 
VaxStation. They can be temperamental in VAX...

Dave