Re: Old optical library - help!

[John Myers - MM <jmyersmm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The more important question is ... why would you want to use it?

In the past 5 years, there has been a revolution in the storage 
business.  Vast increases in magnetic disk recording densities have caused 
the cost / gb ratio to really flip with optical storage.  Optical has gone 
from being the darling of the high storage requirements (like document 
image management) to the dunce.  The very high maintenance cost and 
unreliability of optical jukeboxes, in addition, is driving this trend.

We have a substantial document image management practice and I would SHOOT 
(with a squirt gun) any of my sales reps who recommended an optical storage 
system today without a very high degree of justification.

Your best uses are:
  - sell it for spare parts to those who can't migrate easily from it
  - depending where you are located ... contribute it to an "artificial 
reef" project!

HTH,

John Myers
Strategic Business Systems, Inc.
17 S. Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446  USA
E-mail: mailto:jmyers@xxxxxxxxxx   Phone: +1 (201) EASY 400   x131
Web:    http://www.sbsusa.com      Fax:   +1 (201) 327-6984

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At 05:48 PM 6/5/2003, you wrote:
> Folks --
>
> We have an optical library (model 3995-C20).  The tag on the back shows
> it manufactured in January of 1997.  It was connected to our old AS/400
> (620) at one point, but never used.  It is not connected to our current
> iSeries (820).
>
> Apparently it was LAN-connected to the old 620, via an OS/2 PC.
>
> Can anyone out there tell me if I can still use the device, how I would
> connect it to my 820, or anything else that might help me figure out
> what to do with this thing?
>
> Thanks!