Re: Help with an IBM 3430 tape drive

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have eleven different tape drives on my POWER5 machine "Frankie V" and 
even *I* don't have a 9 track drive. :-(

As to the "A" vs "B" models (and this is from memory now) it seemed 
there was MORE stuff in the "A" model including pass-through connectors 
for the Bus/Tag cables. The "A" had the controller logic while the "B" 
did not.  Of course I could be recalling the 8809 drive in this 
regard... so many cable pictures jumbled up in my head....

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 1/22/2013 7:49 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I can't help with identifying the A vs B model.  Sorry.
>
> I am sure many of us are curious though.  Why would you want a 9 track
> tape capability?  If just because you want to rival "Dr. Franken", go for
> it.
>
> Do you have a business partner that only supports data interchange via 9
> track tape?  If so, can you share who?
>
> Or, are you wanting to migrate tapes to newer media?  If so, you might be
> better off just querying the list for someone who can help you out.  Gone
> are the days when I used to have about 4-5 different tape drives (and 8"
> diskette) on one machine.  Now I am down to DVD and either LTO3 or LTO4
> (depending on location).
>
>
> Rob Berendt