A.4.2 Optical Libraries
The following optical libraries are available.
A.4.2.1 IBM 3995 Optical Library Dataserver
The 3995 combines multifunction optical drives (the number of drives depends
upon the model) with an automated picker and optical cartridge storage to
provide access to up to 376GB (unformatted) of optical storage. The 3995 models
all support both read/writeable as well as WORM optical technology on both
single sided and double sided 5.5″ cartridges. Optical technology is discussed in
2.2.4, “Optical Storage” on page 40. There are 4 types of cartridge:
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1.3GB at 1024 bytes per sector (double sided)
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650MB at 1024 bytes per sector (single sided)
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1.19GB at 512 bytes per sector (double sided)
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595MB at 512 bytes per sector (single sided)
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