> that is very cool.  looks like that is the way to go then.  uhm, you wouldn't
> know where to get cheap (oe even better, free) 16M RAM cards for the vs2000
> would you? these things only have 4M, and that is never enough.

Unfortunately, no. I've also never designed hardware for MicroVAX II based
systems (all my VAX designs have been CVAX or newer), so I'd have to do some
scrounging for documentation to build one.

> anyone ever have any luck getting a second MFM HDD on the VS2000? i'm pretty
> sure MFM supports up to 2 drives in some versions of MFM, don't know if the
> VS2000 MFM hardware supports it.  

The VS2000 does support two MFM drives. The small connector to the left of
the SCSI connector is the radial connector for the second drive. You'll have
to bring the control signals out of the cable going to the other drive, though.

The expansion box for the VS2000 includes a connector for the SCSI and a
connector for the second MFM drive.

MFM actually supports up to four drives, but you'd never know it since PCs
took over the world...

Roger Ivie
ivie@cc.usu.edu