Packed Numbers

Numbers are a very important element of many computer records. They could be phone numbers, stock parts, prices, quantities just as a few examples. Numbers have to be represented in a way that a computer can handle and display them, and sometimes the simplest way is...

LTO vs DLT

LTO vs DLT Emerging as the new market leader, LTO, or Linear Tape Open has spent better part of this year stealing market share from DLT. Attempts by Quantum to maintain their leadership in the midrange backup arena have proved almost fruitless with their SDLT...

A New Virtual World

With the introduction of Virtual Tape Servers, some users are left hungry for more. Virtual Tape Servers are limited in scope to only a few operating systems, mainly: OS/390, Z/OS, VM, VSE, AIX, Solaris, Windows 2000(NT), and HP/UX. This leaves some of the industry...