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Ed Gould wrote:
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From: Rick Fochtman <rfocht...@ync.net>
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 1:53:50 PM
Subject: Re: z/OS SYSLOG to UNIX syslog daemon?
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Ahhh! The memorable Mass Storage System. Pluck, shuck, and play.
ITYM data cell, AKA noodle picker (2321). The MSS used cartridges.
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Rumor had it at one time: the MSS cartridges contained all the left-over tape
from the 2321 strips. Seems that the tape was over-stocked 'cuz the 2321 never
took off like someone hoped it would.
(Never mind that a random seek test from OLTs would "dance" it all around the
computer room floor!) :-)
Rick
Rick:
I assume you meant that as a joke. The tape that was inside a 3850 cartridge was
considerably longer than a 2321 (my memory of the 2321 is slim but IIRC the
"tape" was about 15 inches. The tape inside a 3850 data cartridge was at least
25 feet but could have been 75' or so. If you ever saw the insides of an
operting MSS the tape "station" was zig-zag (IIRC) and it wen back and forth at
least twice each distance was about 3 feet (total 12 ft?). Each cartridge was
1/2 of a 3330-1 (NOT-11) .
Ed
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No joke. tape was supposedly purchased in 10,000' reels and cut to the
appropriate length in the facility that manufactured 3850 cartridges.
I have one of those cartridges, but I've neer bothered to try and
measure the tape length.
Rick
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