14 Nov
2019
14 Nov
'19
12:51 a.m.
Hi Mark,
Good to know...and thanks for the V5 vs. V6 tidbit.
Found something on the Interweb from "Clark's Blog" about resurrecting the
VAXen
https://blog.deadvax.net/2015/10/01/scsi2sd-part-2-of-resurrecting-the-vaxe…
is the following link for "*The SCSI Hard Drive Emulator for retro
computing."*
http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD
Will look into this more very soon, as one of the old hard drives
periodically whines a bit.
Thanks again,
Jason
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 11:54 AM Mark Matlock <mark at matlockfamily.com>
wrote:
Jason,
I can't specifically comment on the compatibility of SCSI2SD with
Alphas, but I have four PDP-11s and two MicroVAXes using them for
several years now. The V5 units have worked well for me. I had some
issues with the early V6 units but those problems may be resolved by
now. I usually install two of them to be able to do disk to disk
backups. This has saved me a lot of time in fixing software related
issues.
Best,
Mark
On 11/13/19, Jason Brady <jrbrady65 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All,
In the interest of keeping our HECnet systems up and running, has anyone
had experience with replacing hard drives with a SCSI2SD device?
This is for an AlphaStation 400 4/233 with 2Gb RZ28E and M drives
(Seagate
ST32430N and Quantum), 50-pin connector. Also a
DEC 3000 M400 with an
RZ26
1Gb drive.
Are the SCSI2SD units fully compatible and reliable?
Can you recommend a particular model/brand that works well with our
vintage
DEC systems?
If this has been addressed previously, appreciate a pointer to the
discussion.
Thank you,
Jason