Big IBM vacuum-column tapes drives on Ebay

[Pete Turnbull]

On Sep 21 2004,  9:53, Paul Koning wrote:
> >>>>> "Brad" == Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com> writes:
>
>  Brad> Paul Koning wrote:
>  >> With the controller included, it would presumably hook up to
>  >> anything that knows an IBM channel interface.  So if you have a
>  >> DX11 you could hook it up to your Unibus PDP11;
>
>  Brad> wow - bus & tag?  I've never seen a dx11.  I assume VMS had
>  Brad> support for that.
>
> No VMS support that I know of.  The DX11 was a rather uncommon beast.
> I believe it was a 6 foot rack full of little M series modules (and
> perhaps even older modules).  Built by the CSS group, I believe.
 When
> I heard of it, it was definitely used with a PDP11 at one end, not a
> VAX.

Not a 6' rack, about 4', but it was full of M-series modules.  And
lamps.  Lots and lots of lamps on the front.  I've seen two, one
converted to use LEDs (or possibly supplied like that), and both
hanging off 11/34s, running a modified version of RT-11, IIRC (but I
could be wrong about the OS).

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York