I only have one RL02, so I think that cable should work. I ordered it anyway!
I'll keep an eye out for other controllers, but I think I will order an extender and attempt to debug the one I have. On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.di...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Ben Sinclair <b...@bensinclair.com> wrote: >> Thanks! I did find someone who has the bc80m cable available, which I >> believe is a ribbon type of connector with a ground strap on one end, >> then a round cable to the berg connector for the back of the RL02. I >> think it's the cable pictured here: >> http://www.cosam.org/computers/dec/pdp11-23/20080403.html > > Yes. That's a BC80M, but it's not a ribbon cable on the controller > end, it's the splayed end of the round cable (12 pair + 1, IIRC) with > crimped gold pins and a 44 position Berg connector. You can use those > if you don't have a cab kit (which is really just a bracket for the > rack, a 40-pin ribbon cable, and one of those odd ZIF connectors like > on the back of the drive to transition from flat cable to round cable) > but then you'll need a drive-to-drive RL cable. > >> The RLV11 and RLV12 seem hard to find, at least on eBay > > It's been a long time since these were easy to find. > > -ethan -- Ben Sinclair b...@bensinclair.com