RX33 Flexible Disk Drive - Revision history

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	The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.		The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.
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	== Citation from the RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure ==		== Citation from the RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure ==

	[[File:RX33K.jpg\|thumb\|[[RX33\|RX33K floppy]]]]		[[File:RX33K.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[RX33\|RX33K floppy]]]]

	'''''Half-height and Packed with Features'''''		'''''Half-height and Packed with Features'''''

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	It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. in the [[MicroVAX 2000]] and as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.		It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. in the [[MicroVAX 2000]] and as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.

			The DEC order number for RX33 floppies is '''RX33K'''.

	The RX33 floppy drive is the successor to the [[RX50]] dual floppy drive.		The RX33 floppy drive is the successor to the [[RX50]] dual floppy drive.

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	== Citation from the RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure ==		== Citation from the RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure ==

			[[File:RX33K.jpg\|thumb\|[[RX33\|RX33K floppy]]]]

	'''''Half-height and Packed with Features'''''		'''''Half-height and Packed with Features'''''

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	[[image:decmateIII.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[DECmate III]] with RX33 in the system box underneath the monitor - the expansion box to the right contains an [[RX50]] dual floppy drive]]		[[image:decmateIII.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[DECmate III]] with RX33 in the system box underneath the monitor - the expansion box to the right contains an RX50 dual floppy drive]]

	The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.		The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.

	It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. in the [[MicroVAX 2000]] and as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.		It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. in the [[MicroVAX 2000]] and as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.

			The RX33 floppy drive is the successor to the [[RX50]] dual floppy drive.

			== Citation from the RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure ==

			'''''Half-height and Packed with Features'''''

			''The RX33 Diskette Drive is a dual-speed, double-sided drive that uses 5.25-inch flexible diskettes. The drive contains two read/write heads, a band-type carriage positioner, and a brushless direct drive dc motor. It provides dynamic media clamping and a diskette ejection mechanism as standard features. It also has lower power consumption than the RX50 drives.''

			''With dual mode capability, the RX33 drive can record in either standard- or high-density mode. In standard-density mode, the RX33 drive has full read/write compatibility with single-sided, standard-density RX50 diskettes.''

			''High-density mode provides 1.2 Mbytes of storage using 96 tracks per inch, double-sided, high-density diskettes. In this mode, the RX33 drive has twice the transfer rate, and 10 percent faster seek times. Each RX33 diskette provides three times the capacity of an RX50 diskette. On Digital’s systems with supportive software, the RX33 drive also provides industry standard compatibility.''

			''The RX33 drive can provide system mass storage, backup capability, and serve as a data interchange device. It can be used for archival and portability functions. In addition, it can be used for software distribution and can serve as an auxiliary storage device to small, fixed, hard disks.''

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==

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	* [https://avitech.com.au/?page_id=2660 DEC RX33 Floppy Drive]		* [https://avitech.com.au/?page_id=2660 DEC RX33 Floppy Drive]
	* [http://bitsavers.org/www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/pdf/EK-ORX33-IP-001%20RX33%20Flexible%20Disk%20Drive.pdf RX33 Flexible Disk Drive Illustrated Parts Breakdown ]		* [http://bitsavers.org/www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/pdf/EK-ORX33-IP-001%20RX33%20Flexible%20Disk%20Drive.pdf RX33 Flexible Disk Drive Illustrated Parts Breakdown]
			* [https://www.1000bit.it/js/web/viewer.html?file=%2Fad%2Fbro%2Fdigital%2Fdec-rx33-flexiblediskettedrive.pdf RX33 Flexible Diskette Drive Brochure] (ED-29590-45)

	[[Category: DEC Floppy Disk Drives]]		[[Category: DEC Floppy Disk Drives]]

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	The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.		The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.

	It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.		It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. in the [[MicroVAX 2000]] and as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==

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	The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.		The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.

	It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. ~~Itwas~~ also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.		It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. It was also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==

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 [[image:decmateIII.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[DECmate III]] with RX33 in the system box underneath the monitor - the expansion box to the right contains an [[RX50]] dual floppy drive]]
-.25" half height [[floppy drive]] 1.2 MB
+The '''RX33 Flexible Disk Drive''' was a half height [[floppy drive]] for 5.25" 1.2 MB floppies. It is a re-badged Teac FD-55GFR drive.
-It is supported by the following DEC [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller:
+It is supported by the [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller|RQDX3]] [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller; there was no [[UNIBUS]] controller for it. Itwas also used in a large number of other DEC products; e.g. as a [[bootstrap]] device in [[Hierarchical Storage Controller]]s.
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+==Specifications==
-[[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]
+*Weight - 1.10 kg (2.43 lb)

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	[[image:decmateIII.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[DECmate III]] with RX33 in the system box underneath the monitor - the expansion box to the right contains an [[RX50]] dual floppy drive]]		[[image:decmateIII.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[DECmate III]] with RX33 in the system box underneath the monitor - the expansion box to the right contains an [[RX50]] dual floppy drive]]

	5.25", [[floppy drive]] 1.2 MB		5.25" half height [[floppy drive]] 1.2 MB

			It is supported by the following DEC [[QBUS]] MFM disk controller:
			* [[RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller\|RQDX3]]

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	[[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]		[[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]