Management of removable media for multiple device types

Details Management of removable media for multiple device types Management of removable media for multiple device types

1991-08-09

1995-05-16

Dixon, Joseph L.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364478, 369 34, G11B 1500, G11B 1722

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054169143

ABSTRACT:
The removable media management system operates with a manual, an automated, or a combination of subsets of manual and automated library system to store and retrieve media cartridges for an associated plurality of drive elements. This system enables the use of a plurality of types of media within the single monolithic cartridge library system and a corresponding plurality of drive elements associated with said library system. Thus, each drive element has associated therewith a number of object storage locations within the library system which contains media of a form and content that matches the drive element. The removable media management system maps the correspondence between object storage location, media type, designated drive element in a manner such that the single library is partitioned into subsets for the user, i.e., the removable media management system provides the capability to define subsets of media types which have consistent mechanical and electrical characteristics, but can vary in data management attributes. This enables the user to transition to another media on an incremental basis, since a single drive element can be added to the library and associated media added as needed without displacing the embedded base (independent of vendor) of installed media handling processes or software or equipment or requiring significant modification to these.

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"Toshiba Predicts IBM to Spur 4 MB Drive Demand"; Newsbytes News Network Jun. 13, 1991.

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