Old IBM magnetic media
Yes, two cartridges have a total capacity of 100mb, the same as the staging
disks, IBM 3330-1.
However, the entire cartridge contents are not staged, only the cylinders
that have the requested data.
Not sure why your cartridges were empty.
Here’s a link to my ‘working
Sir,
I have a great interest in collecting vintage media. I am also desperate to
get hold of 2321 artifacts. Please talk to me as soon as you can.
Many thanks, Peter VP
I had an old IRA 7340 Hypertape cartridge. It is at the Computer Museum of
America. I still have a cartridge but don't know from where.
I just got some replacement strips for a 2321 Data Cell.
On 2/1/20 8:23 AM, Donald via cctalk wrote:
> I was also wondering what old mainframe magnetic media cost back in the day.
> 2311, 2314, 3330 packs. 2314 Data Cell and a 3850 MSS cartridge. And a 7340
> tape cassette.
Half-inch tape (7 or 9 track) was the lingua franca medium used most
widely.
Just received my latest eBay purchase. 5 3850 MSS cartridges.
3 of them had no tape inside. Just wondering why. Data destruction?
Inquisitive previous owner?
1 of them has an opaque yellow shell instead of the smoked clear plastic.
Possible CE cart? Has magic marker printing on it BAD MSS TAG
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