> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:24 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Lnnnnn tapes mystery > > > In a recent note, Ed Gould said: > > > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:43:21 -0500 > > > > > There is also the poor design of Tape Labels where you > have only 17 > > > positions to store the last 17 characters of 18-44 character long > > > > There must be a history behind this decision. Can anyone share it? > > > Is it sufficient explanation that storage used to be expensive? > > But why does the deficiency persist into the 21st century? > > -- gil
Well, (1) it is an ANSI standard, not subject to IBM's whim and (2) it would likely cause much consternation in the industry to break the standard. If nothing else, IBM would need to update every system of theirs which processes tape labels to be compatable with the new format. z/OS, z/VM-CMS, z/VSE, z/Linux (I think it can process SL tapes). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
