IBM 3390

From: Julius Sridhar <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Fri Feb 8 11:07:30 2002

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, William Donzelli wrote:

> > The 3390's are a bit outdated now that the RAMAC-4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.

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
Received on Fri Feb 08 2002 - 11:07:30 GMT