7 Feb
2002
7 Feb
'02
8:43 a.m.
The ACCRC has a couple IBM 3390 things. I take it these are disk drive
arrays? I also take it these are fairly comntemporary and can probably be
sold to someone?
Does anyone know of anyone or any place that would want to buy these from
them to raise a little cash for the ACCRC?
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7 Feb
7 Feb
6:15 p.m.
The ACCRC has a couple IBM 3390 things. I take it
these are disk drive
arrays? I also take it these are fairly comntemporary and can probably be
sold to someone?
A fair amount of talk on the IBM mainframe list is about getting rid of
the things.
I am afraid that only nuts like us would want them at this point.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
9:41 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Isn't it a controller for 3380 type disk strings... too lazy to pick up the
manual from the other side of the room!!!
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The ACCRC has a couple IBM 3390 things. I take
it these are disk drive
arrays? I also take it these are fairly comntemporary and can probably be
sold to someone?
A fair amount of talk on the IBM mainframe list is about getting rid of
the things. 
8 Feb
8 Feb
5:33 a.m.
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Enrico Badella wrote:
Isn't it a controller for 3380 type disk strings... too lazy to pick up the
manual from the other side of the room!!!
You can use it to control RAMAC-1 3380's, but it can also be used to
control 9690-seris RAMAC-2 DASD.
Peace... Sridhar
The ACCRC has a couple IBM 3390 things. I take it
these are disk drive
arrays? I also take it these are fairly comntemporary and can probably be
sold to someone?
A fair amount of talk on the IBM mainframe list is about getting rid of
the things.
5:31 a.m.
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, William Donzelli wrote:
3390's or mainframes? The 3390's are a bit outdated now that the RAMAC-4
SHARK DASD controllers are out. These are RAMAC-2 controllers. Still
useful though. A lot of places still want them. The only problem is that
each of these controllers can deal with racks and racks full of DASD, so
you only need one or two.
Peace... Sridhar
The ACCRC has
a couple IBM 3390 things. I take it these are disk drive
arrays? I also take it these are fairly comntemporary and can probably be
sold to someone?
A fair amount of talk on the IBM mainframe list is about getting rid of
the things.
I am afraid that only nuts like us would want them at this point.
6:02 a.m.
3390's or mainframes?
3390s.
The 3390's are a bit outdated now that the
RAMAC-4
SHARK DASD controllers are out. These are RAMAC-2 controllers. Still
useful though. A lot of places still want them. The only problem is that
each of these controllers can deal with racks and racks full of DASD, so
you only need one or two.
That seems to be the concensus. Those that need have plenty, and those
that don't need, also have plenty.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
6:07 a.m.
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, William Donzelli wrote:
What's a little stupid is that people don't realize that the 9390-series
RAMAC-2 DASD's are racks full of SCSI, and so they can be seriously
upgraded on the cheap. They think they have to buy the latest and
greatest from IBM.
Peace... Sridhar
The
3390's are a bit outdated now that the RAMAC-4
SHARK DASD controllers are out. These are RAMAC-2 controllers. Still
useful though. A lot of places still want them. The only problem is that
each of these controllers can deal with racks and racks full of DASD, so
you only need one or two.
That seems to be the concensus. Those that need have plenty, and those
that don't need, also have plenty.
6:13 a.m.
To all of those who asked what the IBM mainframe list is...
bit.listserv.ibm-main
This is nothing like our list - it is 99 percent professional talk about
OS/390, the new z boxes, and all things related to the very latest IBM big
iron. Talk about Unix, VMS, VAXen, and other toys, will just get you
tarred and feathered. About one percent is talk by some of the old farts
on the list, discussing things like the color of buttons on a 1401. That
is why I stick around.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
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