IBM 3592

The IBM 3592 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 3592, was introduced under the nickname Jaguar. The next drive was the TS1120, also having the nickname Jaguar. The 3592 line of tape drives and media is "not" compatible with the IBM 3590 series of drives, which it superseded. This series can store up to 700 GB of data (uncompressed) and has a native data transfer rate of up to 104 MB/s.

Like the 3590 and 3480 before it, 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 3592 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.

Drives

* 3592
* TS1120

Notes

* [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/3592/index.html IBM's 3592 product page]
* [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ts1120/index.html IBM's TS1120 product page]
* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245946.html IBM Redbook with information on current 3592 models] (See sections 2.5 and 2.6)

Media

Notes

* [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/media/3592/index.html 3592 media datasheet]

External links

* [http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_fifty.html Fifty years of storage innovation]
* [http://www.comco-inc.com/cartridge-tape-drive-read-write-matrix-a19.html Read/Write Compatibility Matrix]
* [http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=36track&i=46505,00.asp PC Magazine's Magstar Reference]