> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:49 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM RAMAC now an URBAN Legend:( > > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:33:10 -0600, Doc Farmer wrote: > > > >What kills me (figuratively, of course) is when I look at > the capacity of today's > >IBM drives. A 3390-3 seems like so much when you're talking > tracks and > >cyls, but it's really around 2.8 gig. Hades tintinnabulum, > I've got over a > >TERABYTE of disk storage sitting right on my desk for a standard PC. > > > Yeah? So when can we expect IBM to recognize its blunder and abandon > its commitment never to provide customers anything better than a 3390? > > -- gil
When can you get the DFSMS people to get off their butts and support some other DASD architecture? Like, maybe, FBA? And I know the arguments about "people don't want to do another DASD conversion". -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
