RE: INZTAP with 20GB? -- MIDRANGE-L

I'm shocked that the IBM prices were competitive (well, there was the 
qty diff).  For the Magnus 13GB 1/4" cartridges for the 6385 IBM wants 
about CDN $165 each, and Misco is $99 for Imation tapes (3M's offshoot) 
- who it appears make the tapes for IBM anyway.



Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Glenn Gundermann [SMTP:ggundermann@rachisholm.com]
Sent:   Thursday, October 01, 1998 5:37 PM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: INZTAP with 20GB?

Hi Neil,

You get one free backup tape, one free cleaning tape and one free test 
tape with
the 7208-342 drive.  I think the free backup tape is for you to save 
your full
system after it's up for the first time.

The tapes were backordered from IBM like crazy and didn't come until 
last week.
I had to order some Sony tapes from another vendor to tide me over. 
 (Or is it
tied?)

I paid $120.10 CAD each (qty=20) from IBM and paid $122.50 CAD each 
(qty=5) from
International Business Supplies.

The backup times are short but I don't know how much is due to the 
drive and how
much is due to the 170.  We're only at 7.4GB right now and here are the 
times.
8 mins - SAVSYS
25 mins - SAVLIB *NONSYS
1 min - SAVDLO
8 mins - SAV

In case anyone has this model, the tape statistics in Service Tools has 
this
information under 1/4" instead of 8mm.  I just placed a call with IBM 
for this.

Glenn Gundermann
Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
Toronto

Neil Palmer wrote:

> Well, in Canada a catalog company called Misco carries them.
> (Canadian dollars here - for quantity of one):
> Sony QGD-170ME  $ 128.99
> Exabyte 170 ME  $ 159.95
>
> I'm sure you can also get them for a wonderfully inflated price 
through
> 1-888-IBM-MEDIA
>
> Glenn - did they ship any free tapes with the tape drive ?
>
> Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Kevin Watkins [SMTP:kevinw@hurtcompanies.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, September 30, 1998 3:41 PM
> To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:        Re: INZTAP with 20GB?
>
> 170 AME... where did you get?????   I am looking!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Gundermann <ggundermann@rachisholm.com>
> To: Midrange List <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 11:20 AM
> Subject: INZTAP with 20GB?
>
> >To Neil - the resident tape density expert.
> >
> >Just to double check if I am doing this correctly.....
> >
> >With a 7208 tape drive and the 170m AME tape, I am doing the INZTAP
> with
> >DENSITY(*FMT20GB).  Sound good?
> >
> >Glenn Gundermann
> >Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
> >Toronto


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