Sorry, unfortunately I do not have equipment to read such tapes or know of someone who does have such equipment.
Regards,
Mark
Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,
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Sent: 11/6/2023 11:30:00 AM
From: Clarence Button
Subject: RE: TS7770 management cabling (3957-VED)
Hi Mark: Many thanks for your prompt reply by email. Frankly, I'm not sure if that information is useful to me......due to my lack of knowledge on this technology. At my level of ignorance, I'd like to ask the question," where can I find, in North America (or possibly elsewhere) a functional tape drive to read the data from a very old, but well preserved (much like me!) 1/2" width computer tape on a 10-12" inch diameter reel. It's old but well treated (also like me) and was originally used to hold population data on American eel. The SCOTCH brand (3M) reel is identified as a "777 model computer tape" and has a 10-1/2" diameter., certified at a density of "800 BPI, Full Width" The label on the outside of the reel reads: "PISCES 01-Y9T1"(that's a project name) The actual recording appears to have the following label: "MFD: EELEX PISCES1 (I/O)" And the label reads: " 1600 BPI./F:01/14 April 81" - which is probably the date when it was recorded. Soooooo.... The issue is how to retrieve the data which is in the form of a table format. I think that reel is suitable for travel however, I will ship it in a metal cannister (hopefully) to protect the data! I live in Newfoundland, Canada. The data was originally recorded at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA. St. John's, Newfoundland (NL) | |
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Sent: 11/7/2023 9:05:00 AM
From: Jonathan Park Jaws
Subject: RE: TS7770 management cabling (3957-VED)
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Sent: 11/6/2023 11:30:00 AM
From: Clarence Button
Subject: RE: TS7770 management cabling (3957-VED)
Hi Mark:
Many thanks for your prompt reply by email.
Frankly, I'm not sure if that information is useful to me......due to my lack of knowledge on this technology.
At my level of ignorance, I'd like to ask the question," where can I find, in North America (or possibly elsewhere) a functional tape drive to read the data from a very old, but well preserved (much like me!) 1/2" width computer tape on a 10-12" inch diameter reel. It's old but well treated (also like me) and was originally used to hold population data on American eel.
The SCOTCH brand (3M) reel is identified as a "777 model computer tape" and has a 10-1/2" diameter., certified at a density of "800 BPI, Full Width"
The label on the outside of the reel reads: "PISCES 01-Y9T1"(that's a project name) The actual recording appears to have the following label: "MFD: EELEX PISCES1 (I/O)" And the label reads: " 1600 BPI./F:01/14 April 81" - which is probably the date when it was recorded.
Soooooo.... The issue is how to retrieve the data which is in the form of a table format.
I think that reel is suitable for travel however, I will ship it in a metal cannister (hopefully) to protect the data!
Can you help please?
I live in Newfoundland, Canada. The data was originally recorded at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA.
Kind regards
Clar
Clarence E. Button
P.O. Box 23133
St. John's, Newfoundland (NL)
CANADA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11/6/2023 9:51:00 AM
From: Mark Mather
Subject: RE: TS7770 management cabling (3957-VED)
Would any of these page help?
TS7770 specifications and requirements - IBM Documentation
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts7700-virtual-tape/5.0?topic=components-ts7700-server
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts7700-virtual-tape/5.0?topic=requirements-ts7700-grid-interconnect-lanwan
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Mark Mather
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