RK05 disk images & PDP-11/70

[Seth J. Morabito]

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 12:18:17AM -0800, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just wanted to let folks know that I've gotten my 11/70 setup with 
> BSD2.11.  It now has 2 Fujitsu Eagles attached to an Emulex SC72.  BSD 
> "thinks" there are 4 RP06 drives attached!
> 
> Now that I have enough disk storage on it, I'm going to start to image 
> the 200+ (yes, that's *not* a typo) RK05 packs.  It'll take a seriously 
> long time to go through all of the packs since before I will put a 
> "strange" pack into the RK05 drive on the '70 (actually *any* of my RK05 
> drives), I disassemble the pack and completely clean the enclosure and 
> the platter.  Since there's a fair amount of DEC distribution media 
> among the packs, I'll be doing the "high" value packs first.  I'll let 
> folks know how it goes and try to put together a catalog of what's there.

Very exciting!  I'm on pins and needles waiting to see what you're 
going to be imaging.

BTW, I live in Santa Clara, let me know if you'd like any help with
the grunt-work of cataloging.  I'm happy to help with any software
archiving efforts.

> I'm also contemplating letting it run 24/7 (I may reconsider once I see 
> my electric bill) and offering access to individuals.  What do y'all think?

Move to Santa Clara! ;)  Our power bill is about 1/3rd what it was
when we lived in San Jose and had PG&E.

Barring that, yes, I'm sure many of us on the list would be happy
to help defray the cost if you'd like.

-Seth, a fellow DEC enthusiast