Subject: Re: largest disk in a vs4000/90
To: John Wilson <wilson@dbit.com>
From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 07/27/2003 13:02:57
On Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 11:39:56AM -0400, John Wilson wrote:
>
> Finally ... maybe I'm the only one who still thinks removable disks are cool,
> but I use magneto-opticals all the time (Fuji Dynamos). And those may or
removable disks rock. of course i'm partial to the large dec ones.
> may not come with the low-level format already done, anyway I always reformat
> them (using my PDP-11 emulator, just for fun because it can).
geek. ;)
> Yes I know everyone hates PCs but: the BIOS setup on most PC SCSI cards has
> commands to do low-level formatting of SCSI drives. You just have to type
> the right stupid key combination at the right instant during the self-test...
what about the CMD cards? can they do formats? give it some power, hang a
vt off of it, and instant format station! ;)
-brian