Wren III-182 question

Sat Mar 5 07:22:45 AEST 1988

In article <1988Mar3.231020.428 at gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, romwa at gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Mark Dornfeld) writes:
> The question here was the OMTI 8620 Controller recognizing the
> ninth surface on a CDC Wren III -183 ESDI disk.

No, the question now is how to get the OMTI-8620 to recognize the ninth
surface on a Compaq-modified Wren III-182.  Turns out the drive probably has
to be repaired: Compaq did something to both the drive electronics and the
WD1007 controller they use with it, because the Compaq CPU sees the drive as
having 16 heads and 17 sectors/track, neither of which is close.
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