Thanks for the link and after looking it over they even got most of it
correct. EMC never had a MDL-6000 it did have a DLm6000, but now I am being
picky. I remember reading the paper edition of computer world back in the day
(yes, I am that old). Since I was on the trip down memory, I did start looking
for Mainframe articles and found them few and far between (that is if you
discount the article about migrating off). Now maybe I just did not look in the
right place that is always a possibility.
And just for clarity, I do work for Dell Technologies, specifically in
the Mainframe Division and more specifically on the DLm product. And I do want
to avoid unpleasantness.
Carl Swanson
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Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT.
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html
"EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008 as the
EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"
Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.
- KB
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On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Ken,
>
>
> On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this product
> every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of the BusTech
> MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different yes, has it
> evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have worked on this
> product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And another fun
> relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while they were owned
> by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was acquired by Network
> Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that the principals of
> BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: [email protected]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf
> Of Ken Bloom
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is an
> internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.
>
> Kenneth A. Bloom
> CEO
> Avenir Technologies Inc
> /d/b/a Visara International
> 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
> [email protected]mailto:[email protected]
> www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/
>
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the
> 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: [email protected]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf
> Of Brian Westerman
>
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make
> converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the
> original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same
> technology.
>
> Brian
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