3480 and 3490 Series 18-Track Tape Drives

Fujitsu

The 3480, 3490 series M2483H/HD (rackmount) 18 track drive and M2485H/HD/H1/HD1 (desktop) 18 track drive are half inch cartridge tape drives with 3480, 3490 compatibility, offering leading mainframe technology for data interchange and backup to workstations and other advanced computer platforms.

• Includes ANSI compliant microcode, designed to be fully compatible with ANSI standard for SCSI-2
• Supported by Fujitsu's Enhanced Data Recording Capability (EDRC), the data recording method is compatible with IBM's Improved Data Recording Capability (IDRC)
• Automatic cartridge loader and flush mount automatic loader available
• Fast data transfer rate of up to 3 megabytes per second

MP Tapes

The MP-8418 by MP Tapes reads and writes tape formats compatible with the IBM 3480 and 3490.

The most advanced tools available were used for the design of the 8400 series tape drives. Mathematical analysis of all mechanical components resulted in the lowest number of components of any 3480 and 3490 compatible drive on the market. This means a product that is smaller, lighter, quieter, and more reliable than other tape drives... without sacrificing performance. Get faster, quieter data exchange between PCs, mainframes, and open systems.

The MP 8400 series has been tested with the following systems:

• IBM RS/6000
• IBM AS/400 (emulate 9348 on LMS 3490E)
• HP 9000 (HP-UX)
• HP 72 Workstation
• SUN
• SUN SparcStation 5
• Solbourne
• Tandem (with parallel-SCSI fiber converter)
• PC (with various Adaptec SCSI controllers)