Being SMD, they could be connected to a number of things. PDP-11s, as mentioned, as well as basically anything that talked SMD. Mine were hooked up to Data General and Computer Automation gear.
Thanks, Jonathan On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:55 PM Dave Wade via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Pierre, > I would suggest that as you haven't seen one in ages, the price reflects > the rarity and the vendor is hoping for a rich collector to buy it. > > I don't know off hand of anyone who uses one. I know that the 4341 at LCM > uses emulated DASD as does the ICL 2900 at TNMOC in the UK which I think > has some EDS300 drives > > https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8314/7939054098_08c37818fe_b.jpg > > which look almost identical to the CDC drive on E-Bay, there are a few > more pics here > > https://hiveminer.com/Tags/bletchleypark%2Cicl > > There are people using smaller exchangeable drives such as DEC RL01 and > RL02 drives, and the similar drives on the IBM1130 and IBM1800 but those > are a totally different ball game... > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of P Gebhardt via > > cctalk > > Sent: 12 August 2019 18:42 > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > Subject: Control Data 9766 drive on epay > > > > Hi list, > > > > Just came across this: > > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computing-CDC-Magnetic-Peripherals- > > Control-Data-9766-Storage- > > Module/143351908424?hash=item2160708848:g:3yEAAOSw1oJdTo9u > > > > Haven't seen one listed in years. The price lets me assume that this > offer > > addresses customers that may use these drives in a production > environment or > > so... > > I am not aware of museums or hobbyists who have such drives currently in > a > > functional state to read and write from and to 80MB (CDC 9762) or 300MB > > (CDC 9766) disk packs. Maybe the CHM? ... not taking into consideration > the > > CHM activities related to the Xerox disk cartidge (2315-equivalent) > software > > archive project. > > Anybody out there? Would be interesting to know. > > > > Best regards, > > Pierre > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.digitalheritage.de > >
