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From: jones@acsu.buffalo.edu (terry a jones)
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Subject: Re: Anyone know how to hook these disks up?
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Date: 28 Mar 91 16:57:53 GMT
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In article  mm79+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Madsen) writes:
>I have a PC/AT and the following disks:
>
>Quantum RD52 model Q540
>Micropolis RD53 model 1325d
>
>I was told the micropolis is an MFM disk.  I don't know what the quantum
>disks are and they haven't returned any calls.  Anyone know what kind
>of controller will work with a quantum?  Also, does anyone know what
>the drive type is for these disks?  Lastly, I have a 300MB priam (ESDI).
>Will an MFM controller work with this disk?  Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.

	Well, you could pick up a PDP-11 with an RQDX-2, or RQDX-3 disk
controller and use the disks :)  The RD-52, and RD-53 are DEC labelled
OEM'd drives.  They are ST-506 interface, MFM drives.  So you should have
no problem using them with a WD, or other MFM controller in a PC or clone.
As far as the priam ESDI drive goes, you'll need an ESDI controller to
use the drive.


	Hope this helps.



Terry Jones   				{rutgers,uunet}!acsu.buffalo.edu!jones
SUNY at Buffalo ECE Dept.	  or: rutgers!ub!jones, jones@acsu.buffalo.edu