We read 34x0 cartridges here using an IBM 3490-F01 (SCSI adapter)connected to an IBM x235 intel machine running Windows 2000 Pro via a product called NovaXChange. This is a very powerfull software. If you need more details, please email me off list.
Have fun!!! Carlos -----Mensagem original----- De: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Charles Mills Enviada em: quinta-feira, 22 de março de 2007 15:19 Para: [email protected] Assunto: Re: Question On Reading Mainframe Tapes on Other Platforms No, no, I understood your original question (sorry if my answer was not clear). The hardware is designed for attachment to a PC. In my experience it comes with a. drivers b. utility copy and dump programs c. possibly library routines to facilitate development of your own software. This is a general answer and you have a specific need. You're going to have to talk to dealers and say "what software does it come with" and then evaluate it relative to your needs. But what you want is not the impossible dream. You're not the first guy who ever wanted to read and write mainframe labeled tapes on a PC. (I was doing it in the 1980s and I was not the first either.) Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Celestini Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question On Reading Mainframe Tapes on Other Platforms Yes, there are a number of hardware connection options -- and software that serves in the emulation of the physical 3480 (et al) tape drive. This works fine when MVS is in the picture (as on a FLEX system) since all of MVS's IOS and access method code is there and being used. But say I want to read MVS tapes from a program running under Windows or PC-Linux. Do I need to write all of the code to interpret and validate volume and dataset labels, high-speed positioning, etc. myself? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
