Re: Magstar tape drive

["Mary Jo Whitcomb" <mjwhit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne-
Our new 620 will be arriving this Fri. with a 3570 tape drive.  I would be
very interested in what you have done with your programs.  Could you e-mail
them to me?
Thanks,
Mary Jo

Mary Jo Whitcomb
AS400 System Administrator
Valley Regional Healthcare
243 Elm St
Claremont, NH 03603
mjwhit@cyberportal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: JacksonLea; A unit of Jason, Incorporated <jacklea@twave.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: Magstar tape drive


>We also have a Magstar Media tape drive.  It is indeed capable of doing
>what you want.
>
>However!  It is not easy. It should be, but it isn't.
>
>The manuals are confusing.  If you understand the concepts they make sense,
>if you don't they are no help.
>
>Support doesn't understand and will try to sell you the library management
>system.  They were of little or no help.
>
>This is one of those situations where you have been sold something and are
>told "OH! You want it to work.  That will cost extra."  I don't like this
>concept.
>
>So, I developed my own crude library management system.  It does what I
>want which is very close to what you proposed to do.
>
>
>Give me a call and I will explain and share CL.
>
>
>-**************************
>G. Wayne Calvert
>Information Systems Manager
>JacksonLea
>A unit of Jason Incorporated
>
>APICS CPIM certified
>
>jacklea@jacksonlea.com
>http://www.jacksonlea.com
>
>(828) 464-1376 x 3314
>(828) 464-7094 Fax
>***************************
>+---
>| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
>| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
>| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
>| To unsubscribe from this list send email to
MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
>| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator:
david@midrange.com
>+---
>

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---