Re: QIC Tape 'Survey'

The 6385 has been trouble since it was first introduced.  Tried to be too
backward compatible and it bit them in the ***.   VERY high replacement
record out in the field for the 6385, so I guess they decided it was best
to dump it.  It may have been unfairly criticized in some cases because as
it was so backward compatible and could write QIC120 tapes, a lot of
customers apparently continued to use older tapes on a regular basis,
which were very abrasive to the newer tape heads.  IBM annouced it's
withdrawal from marketing sometime in 2000 I believe, and it was stated
over a year ago that it would no be supported following V5R1.  There were
special upgrade deals announced last year to replace the 6385 with a newer
QIC model (probably the 6383) but I don't know if they are still in place.

...Neil





Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@arbsol.com>
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NO ARGUMENT. Got a lot of data, Get a 3580. I love them too.

But to the small customer with a 13G QIC in a small system a 3580 solution
is
a non-starter.

Why must IBM pick one specific drive out of ALL the QIC drives and not
support
just that one drive?

  - L
 >3580 is a blessing. (actually 3581 - loader)
 >
 >820 Gb in 8.5 hours.
 >
 >Try that on Magstar.
 >
 >jch
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