It's sort of come back to me:

A small track size limits the virtual storage window (probably usually
below the line in 1989 when I looked at this). Or it might've been
cylinder. But I think it was track.

I'm wondering if anyone else remembers something like this.

Cheers, Martin

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On 19 May 2016, at 05:20, Edward Gould <[email protected]> wrote:

>> On May 18, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I remember them well. I was answering Steve's two implied questions.
>>
>> 2321 was certainly characterized as DASD. It was indeed a direct access
storage device. Not a disk, but DASD nonetheless. Certainly not magnetic
tape (though it had a family resemblance!) and certainly not unit record.
>
> It addressing had MMBBCCHHR(R?) so I guess you could address it directly.
Anyone remember how to do that? (progr5amming for a 2321 is a lost art
(where is Seymour?).
>
> Ed
>
>>
>> I don't think anyone recalls a 3314. I think the OP said it was a typo,
2314 mis-remembered as 3000-series DASD.
>>
>> Charles
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Edward Gould
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 5:33 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: What was a 3314? (was: Whither VIO)
>>
>> Chales,
>>
>> 2321 was a data cell (magnetic strip) hardly could be called DASD) I
don’t recall a 3314 . The removable 3340 (not sure the number anyone?)
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>> On May 16, 2016, at 7:47 PM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2301, 2321.
>>> CharlesSent from a mobile; please excuse the brevity
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Steve Thompson <[email protected]>
>>> Date: 05/16/2016  4:51 PM  (GMT-08:00)
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: What was a 3314? (was: Whither VIO)
>>>
>>> 2314, 2419, 2311, these are just a few of the "IBM" DASD that I've had
>>> the pleasure of working with. I've forgotten the drum device numbers
>>> and the noodle snatcher model number.
>>
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