> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 2:16 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Convert 3490E Tapes to CD or DVD > > > Does anyone know of any companies that can convert mainframe tapes to > DVDs or CDs? As many of you know, our mainframe is going out > the door > at the end of April. All of the historical data and otherwise tape > data will then in essence be unreadable by us. All of our tapes are > currently 3490-E model tapes. We are looking for a company who can > read the data on a 3490E drive and convert it to ASCII and > write it on > a DVD or CD, or just FTP it to us. This would be on an as needed > basis, and may or may not be a lot of data. > > You can reply to me or the group, or call me. > > Thanks, > > Eric Bielefeld > Sr. Systems Programmer
Eric, If it were my company, I would suggest buying a SCSI attached 3490E drive. You could then read the data yourself on almost any UNIX or PC system. No, I don't know the cost. As an aside, we addressed this possibility by getting an IBM TotalStorage tape subsystem with 3592J drives. Both the zSeries and "distributed" people use the same media. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
