How many RD54s are still alive? Mine (10) are all dead :-((

Am Fr., 17. Juli 2026 um 17:00 Uhr schrieb Chris Zach via cctalk <
[email protected]>:

> Well, you can fit VMS onto an R(M,A, )80 drive with no problem, the
> mighty 11/730 is living proof.
>
> RD54's though are a lot less power hungry.
>
> C
>
> On 7/16/26 14:41, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:
> > You can fit a VMS systems onto an RD54 - I ran systems like that from
> the 80's into the early 00's.  Albeit with another RD54 for the user
> software, and another two RD54's for analysis data.  However, SCSI or a
> solid state solution is a markedly better solution.
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > PS VMT pointer to 5volts.ch : not previously above my horizon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: emanuel stiebler [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: 16 July 2026 17:18
> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <
> [email protected]>
> > Cc: Martin Bishop <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [cctalk] Re: uVAX-II new MSCP media?
> >
> > On 2026-07-16 11:59, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:
> >> Q-bus disk options, using uSD or recent media, arguably include:
> >> - RQDX3 - MSCP - David Gesswein's MFM emulator (or similar)
> > He has ~660MByte disks in the system. MFM won't work for him :)
>

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