Currently we deliver our software in 3480 cartridge IEBCOPY format
and in CD XMIT format.
We would ike to change our very very old 3480 tape drives to 3590.
3590s are definitely not universal. With the advent of 3592 and STK
drives, many sites may have no 3590s, or 3480s for that matter.
Hint: the 3480s are 20+ years old and maintenance costs are probably
rising. You might consider picking up some used 3490s (NOT the 3490E).
The vanilla 3490 reads and writes in 3480-format. They are probably
very cheap and maint costs may be lower.
But I definitely put my vote to internet delivery. Innovation now sends
most of its product installs with a combination of email and FTP (sorry,
can't disclose any more details). The FTP files are in TSO XMIT format
and can be FTPed directly to the mainframe if it has the connectivity.
This gets the product in the customer's hand so much more quickly.
But we can still produce 3480 or 3590 tapes if requested. Manuals can
be downloaded in PDF format for local printing or Bookmanager for
browsing. Or we will send a printed manual on request.
--
Bruce Black
Senior Software Developer
Innovation Data Processing
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