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https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_3850.html [https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/images/PH3850A.jpg]<https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_3850.html> IBM Archives: IBM 3850 mass storage system<https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_3850.html> www-03.ibm.com IBM Archives: Exhibits: IBM Storage: IBM 3850 mass storage system ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve Thompson <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Use of 3850 MSS? The US Gov't data center I worked in obtained a 3850 (MSS - Mass Storage System). At least I remember it being called a 3850. It was 1979 when that system was installed. The best way to explain/describe its function: It was really an early ATL/VTS (Virtual Tape System). So, JES3 would stage off to a 3350(s) from the 3850, and then stage the data set back to the 3850 carts. The system had two storage units (Honeycomb design for holding the "tape reel/cartridge") a "parking unit" and an access unit. Plus it had 16 3350 drives dedicated to it. That's about as much as I remember. Regards, Steve Thompson On 12/21/2017 01:33 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: > I have a dispute at > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTalk%3AHistory_of_hard_disk_drives%23Competing_devices&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5d4c34cfb83845e924a708d548b19442%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636494849896988801&sdata=KmMO4i7nOnlfVcjumTg8ZZvsenZDFjB8ohlcExMM5jg%3D&reserved=0> > with another Wikipedia editor about the nature of the 3850, and would like > some feedback on who used it for what. Thanks. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5d4c34cfb83845e924a708d548b19442%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636494849896988801&sdata=puJeyb4WdTXP8SjVZIEiKaONpN7Eh%2FpV%2BMYViFxq9f4%3D&reserved=0 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
