Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-26 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
...@panix.com] Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 10:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 7trk tape drive At 12:25 PM -0400 on 7/23/10, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] wrote about 7trk tape drive: I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Do the current generation Operating

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-26 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 7/26/2010 8:22:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time, obrie...@mail.nih.gov writes: If you've asked questions which have gone unanswered, it is because - I don't know. Management asked a question, they didn't elaborate as to why. I was thinking obscure researcher in remote

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-24 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 12:25 PM -0400 on 7/23/10, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] wrote about 7trk tape drive: I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Do the current generation Operating Systems even support them anymore? Or are you wanting to use them in a legacy (D)OS/360 or 370

7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would anyone know of one? Thank You, Dave O'Brien NIH Contractor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 7trk tape drive I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 7/23/2010 12:51:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, steve_thomp...@stercomm.com writes: You might try asking at Goddard Space (NASA). They had some pretty old equipment. I was thinking maybe ask a good CE or local Branch. They can look it up on HONE if they're so inclined.

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread Scott Rowe
] Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 7trk tape drive I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would anyone know of one? SNIP You might try asking at Goddard Space (NASA). They had some pretty old equipment. Otherwise, I would suggest

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread William Donzelli
I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would anyone know of one? Can we ask why someone needs a 7-track? If it is to read some old, forgotten tapes with important data, I suggest strongly that you contract with one of the companies that specialize in reading obsolete

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread zMan
IBM Sterling Forest probably has one. They have at least one of pretty well everything in their DR center. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.comwrote: I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would anyone know of one? Can we ask why

Re: 7trk tape drive

2010-07-23 Thread Tony Harminc
On 23 July 2010 18:05, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 July 2010 12:25, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] obrie...@mail.nih.gov wrote: I've been asked to locate a 7 track tape drive in the DC area. Would anyone know of one? Can we ask why someone needs a 7-track? If it is