On January 21, John Maier wrote:
> After doing so reading on MSCP and Qbus interface, it would seem that a Z80 with a bit of
> RAM and the MSCP protocol programmed in and then sandwiched between the IDE controller and
> the Qbus would solve performance issues and make for ease of implementation.
> 
> Basically it would be a recreation of the RQDX3 controller with a Z-80 instead of a T-11
> and use IDE instead of MFM.

  That would be interesting...though I might use a 68K or something
for a project like this.

> Since I really don't know how MSCP works, I'm going to have to dig out some of my old DEC
> books and see if I can find the spec..

  MSCP is fairly complex, this will be quite a project.  If you make
this work, I'll certainly build one.

> I've been looking for an excuse to break out the old bread board and Z80 ASM books -- my
> girlfriend is not going to be happy.

  She can't have the zebra without its stripes, man...

      -Dave

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