Subject: Re: Getting to know my uVax
To: Douglas S. Meade <inforum@umd5.umd.edu>
From: Paul Jimbo Duncan G7KES <Paul.A.Duncan@soc.soton.ac.uk>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/15/1999 14:26:11
"Douglas S. Meade" wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, Brian D Chase wrote:

> On the subject of cables, after further exploration of the
> uVax II, I find that the cables for the disk drives are also missing.
> There are 2 RD53 drives, admittedly small, but it would be nice to
> be able to connect them.  In slot 13 is a card that is connected to
> the disk controller (I think M9058, but I don't have my note with me),
> and this card actually has the connectors that attach to the cables
> to the disk drives.  There appear to be two cables that go to each
> drive, a large one and a smaller one.  Are these standard cables
> that you can order somewhere?

The cables are standard ST-506 (MFM/RLL) data (small) and control
(cables) - dead easy to make - if you have a small vice :-)

TTFN!

Paul
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