From: wb@freebie.xs4all.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: [Unix-jun72] rk03 vs rk05
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 11:06:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080504090653.GA72326@freebie.xs4all.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200805040159.SAA04559@mist.magic.com>
Quoting James A. Markevitch, who wrote on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700 ..
> > Confusingly, the 1e manual for /dev/rk0 says its an RK03. I'll have to go
> > read the DEC manuals, but I would guess that the RK11 drive and interface is
> > the same, but the RK03 and RK05 removable disk packs were of different
> > storage capacity.
>
> The controller is an RK11.
> The disk drives are RK02, RK03, RK05.
>
> The RK02 is a 1.2MB drive (256B per sector).
> The RK03 is a 2.4MB drive (512B per sector).
> The RK05 is a 2.4MB drive (512B per sector).
There was also a RK05F which used a fixed platter (in the same
plastic enclosure as the removables if I remember correctly). That was
double capacity, around 5MB.
Wilko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-04 9:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-04 1:59 James A. Markevitch
2008-05-04 9:06 ` Wilko Bulte [this message]
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2008-05-04 14:37 James A. Markevitch
2008-05-03 14:35 [Unix-jun72] mount woes Brad Parker
2008-05-03 17:52 ` [Unix-jun72] mount woes (fixed) Brad Parker
2008-05-03 18:14 ` Tim Newsham
2008-05-03 18:16 ` Tim Newsham
2008-05-04 1:27 ` [Unix-jun72] rk03 vs rk05 Warren Toomey
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