Hi all TSMers

Can those of you who use the IBM 3590 tape drives please answer the
following for me.

To use the extended tapes, do I need to upgrade my B1A model drives?

Also, to my knowledge, data storage figures are as follows:-


B1A                E1A                H1A

Cartridge Capacity Native
(GB)                10                20                30
Cartridge Capacity Compressed
(GB)        30                60                90
Extended Cartridge Capacity
(GB)        20                40                60
Extended Cartridge Compressed
(GB)        60                120                180
Data Transfer
Rates                        9MB/sec        14MB/sec        14MB/sec

Do I have my facts right?

Thanks

Farren Minns - John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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