Assuming the PC-attached SCSI tape drive comes with software to copy data from the tape to a disk file without any translation you just have to copy the files off the actual tape in binary and then FTP in binary up to your favorite mainframe location. FTP is not binary by default but it is very easy to do binary transfers (Letter I [eye] command then just PUT pr MPUT).
I did some research on the Overland company. It looks like they were taken over by Tandberg and then by a venture capital outfit that already owned or bought Tandberg. Now the Overland-Tandberg site lists only LTO tape drives for sale, no 9-track at all. So eBay is your only friend here unless you have a commercial service in your geographic area. I know of one in the NYC area (ElectroValue in Hoboken, NJ) but I have never tried to use them so I don’t know what prices are like for one-offs or small batches of tapes. Ditto national conversion shops in the USA like DataDesignInc in Oklahoma. To the OP: Secure Data Recovery claims to have multiple Florida locations, might be worth checking them out. HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 10:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: access to 9-track reel tape drive EXTERNAL EMAIL On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 9:06 AM Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 15:37:18 +0200, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > >OK, it can be connected to PC. > >SCSI? Still available, but not very up to date. Nevermind, you can > >have older PC. > >However... what next? > > > AWSTAPE? > > > ... What software to use? How to read mainframe datasets? > >I'm sure there are such tools, but I don't know any. > >Last, but not least: it would be easy to read text datasets, but > >things are getting harder with binary formats or ADRDSSU/FDR dumps. > >Or other tools. > > -- gil AWSTAPE useable with zPDt and Hercules. Sort can unpack binary and floating point numbers. FTP will convert to ASCII if you are going that route. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
