Subject: Re: NuVAX revisited
To: Brian Chase <bdc@world.std.com>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@update.uu.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/27/2001 10:04:52
On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Brian Chase wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 
> > Hmmm, is there any smaller type of floppies than 3.5 inch? We need
> > something cute for the front end...
> 
> You might consider something like CompactFlash, SmartMedia, or MicroDrive
> devices.  I've seen CompactFlash devices with as much as 512MB storage
> capacity, SmartMedia of around 128MB, and IBM has a 1GB MicroDrive.

Cpacity is not an issue. Are you not aware that the front end for the
11/780 has an RX02, which means 256 KByte...

	Johnny

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