That will be complex. I had an RK8 disk controller (the 6 foot cabinet
that was it) along with a pair of the RK03 disk drives and it was (a)
insane, (b) heavy beyond belief, and (c) finicky.
It also required Data break which is not built into the stock pdp8/L.
You would need a BM08 box, and as I'm looking for one myself they will
be tough to get :-)
You might be better off getting your 8/L working and trying things like
FOCAL on paper tape and other simple paper tape/serial based stuff.
Running OS/8 will require either a pdp8/I (with the extra memory, data
break, and helpful things like the EAE) or as I mentioned a BM08.
Chris Z
(Two pdp8/L's, both fully operational)
On 1/7/2023 7:51 PM, jake utley via cctalk wrote:
Hello everyone I’m a young collector (18) of 60s and 70s minicomputers and
micros. I have been restoring a PDP-8L and would love to find ether a Diablo
series 30 or Dec RK03 removable cartridge drive to go with this system. I am in
the uk South Yorkshire to be precise and would love any leads anyone could
provide on where I could find one would very much appreciated. If nobody know
where one of these drives can be located any means of mass storage for a pdp 8L
and data general nova system will be appreciated since I want to move my
collection forward and have the systems set up with full period setups.
Thanks very much in advance.
Jake
