Re: Help with an IBM 3430 tape drive

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