[vcf-midatlantic] Data extraction from a Micropolis 1325D

[Dave Shevett]

I yield to David G.  :)

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 10:22 PM David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic
<vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> My MFM emulator can read the disk if its alive. I'm not sure if the Pro
> controller does the remapping other controllers like the RQDX3 do which
> make the disk sector image not the same as what the Pro software sees.
>
> I have a different disk format for the 350 & 380 so the disk format is
> different than RQDX# controllers the 11's use.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 10:06:30PM -0500, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > That's very interesting.  I have a PDP 11/73 here with an RD53 in it.
> > The Pros ran POS, which was a variant on RSX-11M.  I may be able to
> > help, but my system isn't up to speed yet.  If the timing is tight, I
> > probably can't help, but if he's willing to take a long shot at it, I
> > can talk with them once my system is up and running.
> >
> >  -d
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 9:59 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic
> > <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Someone is looking to extract data from a Micropolis "1325D", which came
> > > from a DEC Pro-380. He is unsure of its internal condition. It has not run
> > > for many years, possibly a decade or two. He is still working on getting
> > > the computer itself online, and would like to get the hdd dumbed if
> > > possible.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any experience with this?
> > >
> > > I will find out where he is located.
> > >
> > > =========================================
> > > Jeff Brace
> > > VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President
> > > Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner
> > > Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity
> > > http://www.vcfed.org/
> > > jeffrey at vcfed.org
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Shevett
> > shevett at pobox.com



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