On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:24 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> You might consider just adding another storage controller. I'd recommend > something that talks MSCP. SCSI seems to be what most people are after > nowadays, but ESDI controllers are much cheaper, and the drives aren't that > hard to find. If you have SMD drives kicking around already, there are SMD > MSCP interfaces that also work well. I've had excellent luck with Emulex > MSCP controllers. > I had good results on both Unibus and Qbus systems with using a CMD MSCP SCSI controller and an Iomega ZIP drive. It was very convenient to be able to stick the ZIP cartridge in a drive on a PC for access from simulators etc. I used it with RT11, RSTS/E, and BSD. 100MB might not be enough to be interesting for general purpose use on a PC any more, but it's fine for a PDP-11.