Re: [foxboro] Legacy Fox 300 Systems

In message <E5392A1FFE3E1F4088CD898965083DF0169917@ntserver>, Ken
Heywood <kheywood@xxxxxxxxx> writes
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>Terry
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>The timing for Diablo disks should be in the User Manual along with
>other troubleshooting data. These were reprinted in the Foxboro Service
>Manuals. Consider an up-to-date replacement product as Diablos are
>scarce. We can be repair them, but current technology is more reliable
>and cost effective. that's why PCS
><http://www.processcontrolservices.com/home/spectrum_products.html>
>developed replacements.

Thanks Ken.  As you may know, my team in the UK designed the original
Vermont Research 8256 hard cartridge disk emulators that were supplied
by PCS for the Fox 1A and the Fox 300.  That 8256 product is now itself
obsolete and is being replaced by emulators from the product range shown
on the "Legacy" page of our Reactive website www.reactivecomputers.com.
We have an excellent Fox 1A disk emulator solution to replace either the
8256 or the old disks, but the Fox 300 uses subtly different interface
timing (two soft sectors in each hard sector, I believe).  I doubt this
detailed timing is available in any Service Manual, unless you know
otherwise and can provide or direct me to a source?

We are in the process of integrating an emulator as a Fox 300 disk
replacement, but the customer is in dire straits as he has crashed all
the old disks from which we would normal take timing details.  If you
could effect a temporary repair on one of these - this could be of
interest.          
>
>The line printer is a standard Centronics interface. Again, try a
>Laserjet replacement like one from PCS
><http://www.processcontrolservices.com/home/spectrum_products.html> .

Yes, this is the plan and thank you for the confirmation.  What exactly
are the differences between the Fox 1A and the Fox 1Aplus?

>And yes, we have one of everything running in our lab.

If this includes a Fox 300 and Diablo (or 8256 SSD) we should talk about
a possible co-operation.   

Best regards

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Terence W. Wright [ mailto:terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:52 AM
>To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [foxboro] Legacy Fox 300 Systems
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>Greetings
>
>1) Does anyone know of a site with an operational Fox 300 system that
>still uses an old (working) CDC Hawk removable media disk?  Ideally a
>system in the UK or USA.  I am looking for precise information on the
>timing of the old "Diablo" class interface between the disk and
>controller.
>
>2) Another Legacy question.  Is the line printer interface on the old
>Fox 1A the same as that on the Fox 1A plus?
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>Regards
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>Terry Wright
>Reactive Computer Services Ltd
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