IBM 6385 13GB 1/4-inch Cartridge Tape

IBM 6385 13GB 1/4-inch Cartridge Tape

• DC5010 
• 1.5Mbps Data Rate

IBM 6385 is a optional 13.0GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Unit (QIC). 16GB tape media is also supported (non-compressed). #6385 can be mounted in the system unit or expansion towers (#5072/#5073) and may be used for save/restore, alternate IPL, program distribution, migration and 1/4-inch cartridge tape exchange.  Compaction on the #6385 is not compatible with compaction on the #6381 or #6382. Properties- Native: 1.5MB/s 13GB Capacity (1200 foot tape), Compression: 3.0MB/s, 26GB Capacity (1200 foot tape).

Will read and write:

16GB QIC5010 format with MLR1-16GB Data Cartridge PN 59H4175

13GB/32GB QIC5010 format with DC5010 Data Cartridge PN 16G8574

2.5GB/5GB QIC2GB format with DC9250 Data Cartridge PN 16G8436

1.2GB QIC1000 format with DC9120 Data Cartridge PN 21F8730

525MB QIC525 format with DC6525 Data Cartridge PN 21F8597

320MB QIC525 format with DC6320 Data Cartridge PN 21F8583

120MB QIC120 format with DC6150 Data Cartridge PN 21F8578

Tape tensioning control improvements in the tape unit will eliminate the need for an auto-retension pass during the data cartridge insertion/load sequence. An auto-retension pass during cartridge load is required to maintain correct tape tension in earlier 1/4-inch cartridge tape units and can take up to five minutes. The #6385 tape unit will retension the data cartridge only when a loss of tape tension is detected (conditional retensioning). For typical operating conditions, retensioning of the data cartridge will be very infrequent.