DocumentCode
2309983
Title
Optical storage: terabytes on-line for IBM mainframes
Author
Keele, Richard V.
Author_Institution
Data/Ware Dev. Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
Oct. 31 1988-Nov. 3 1988
Firstpage
68
Lastpage
71
Abstract
An optical mass storage system for IBM mainframe computers is described. This system makes the unique benefits of WORM (write-once read-many) optical storage technology available to S/370 mainframe users while retaining the use of existing IBM programs and processes. This is accomplished through the emulation of 3480 tape equipment using the concept of virtual volumes combined with automated direct access. The resulting system is suitable for applications where high capacity, frequency access, and long-term data retention are required.<>
Keywords
optical storage; 3480 tape equipment; IBM mainframe computers; S/370; WORM; automated direct access; data retention; optical mass storage system; write-once read-many; Automatic control; Delay effects; Disk drives; Information retrieval; Libraries; Magnetic devices; Memory; Optical control; Optical recording; Storage automation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Mass Storage Systems, 1988. Storage Systems: Perspectives. Digest of Papers., Ninth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8880-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MASS.1988.72787
Filename
72787
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