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New. refurbished,
banded
3590 Tape Drives are
available from Sunstar in a variety of models as indicated below.
Our
complete tape drive sub-systems includes; software, cables & SCSI controller
suited for your platform.
3590 Tape Drives
read and write to 128, 256 and 384 Tracks - Model dependent
Concerned about Read/Write
Compatibility
In addition we repair defective
3590 tape drives and we can assist you with data conversion needs.
3590 Tape drives by IBM,
Fujitsu and JVC provide a reliable, cost-effective solution with the increased
use of different operating systems and platforms. Tape automation solutions must
provide the ability to connect multiple platforms, enabling the sharing of both
tape technology and automation.
The IBM 3590 is a series of
Tape Drives
and corresponding magnetic tape data storage media formats developed by IBM.
The first drive, having the IBM product number 3590, was introduced
in 1995 under the nickname Magstar. The 3590 series of tape drives
and media are not compatible with the
IBM 3592 line of drives that replaced it. They can store up to 60 GB of
data (uncompressed). This family superseded the IBM
3480 Tape Drives popular in 1980s and
1990s.
Like the 3480 and 3592 formats, this tape format
has half inch tape spooled onto 4-by-5-by-1 inch data cartridges containing a
single reel. A takeup reel is embedded inside the tape drive. Because of their
speed, reliability, durability and low media cost, the
3590 Tape Drives are still in high
demand. A hallmark of the genre is transferability. Tapes recorded with one tape
drive are generally readable on another drive, even if the tape drives were
built by different manufacturers. Magstar tapes and drives are available in 128,
256 and 384-track versions.
SPECS
- 3590 B Model (3590 B11/B1A), 128 tracks
- 3590 E Model (3590 E11/E1A), 256 tracks
- 3590 H Model (3590 H11/H1A), 384 tracks
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