________________________________ From: Rick Fochtman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 1:53:50 PM Subject: Re: z/OS SYSLOG to UNIX syslog daemon?
-------------------------<snip>------------------------------ Ahhh! The memorable Mass Storage System. Pluck, shuck, and play. > > ITYM data cell, AKA noodle picker (2321). The MSS used cartridges. > -------------------------------<unsnip>----------------------------------- Rumor had it at one time: the MSS cartridges contained all the left-over tape from the 2321 strips. Seems that the tape was over-stocked 'cuz the 2321 never took off like someone hoped it would. (Never mind that a random seek test from OLTs would "dance" it all around the computer room floor!) :-) Rick Rick: I assume you meant that as a joke. The tape that was inside a 3850 cartridge was considerably longer than a 2321 (my memory of the 2321 is slim but IIRC the "tape" was about 15 inches. The tape inside a 3850 data cartridge was at least 25 feet but could have been 75' or so. If you ever saw the insides of an operting MSS the tape "station" was zig-zag (IIRC) and it wen back and forth at least twice each distance was about 3 feet (total 12 ft?). Each cartridge was 1/2 of a 3330-1 (NOT-11) . Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
