NeXT
Veteran Member
As part of my ongoing quest to fulfill my dreams in my signature, I have also been hunting for media for said device.
I picked up an HP 12940A which is essentially an RK05 DECpack.
The first thing you notice is that it has "DEFECTIVE" written on it. That could mean anything. Physically however both sides of the platter surface appear to be okay. Along with the pack there was an additional sheet of paper.
**LARGE IMAGE. CLICK TO VIEW**
Apparently it had read errors. Not sure if this in the end rendered the pack useless or if the last user didn't think to try something else to remedy it like bad block mapping or reformatting. Is the pack at all salvageable from what we know?
I picked up an HP 12940A which is essentially an RK05 DECpack.
The first thing you notice is that it has "DEFECTIVE" written on it. That could mean anything. Physically however both sides of the platter surface appear to be okay. Along with the pack there was an additional sheet of paper.
**LARGE IMAGE. CLICK TO VIEW**
Apparently it had read errors. Not sure if this in the end rendered the pack useless or if the last user didn't think to try something else to remedy it like bad block mapping or reformatting. Is the pack at all salvageable from what we know?