Conversion
is 100% of our business, and we do it expertly!
Do You Need Data Recovery or
Data Conversion?
We have found that many people
search for "data recovery" when what they need is media or data conversion.
Here's the difference:
Data Recovery
Data recovery is the process
of trying to salvage data from a damaged tape or disk. The damage
could be physical, such as a crease in the tape, or magnetic, such as an
unreadable area or partially overwritten data, but the key is that it is
damaged in some way and unreadable by normal methods. Such media
is most commonly from a drive that you own, and the problem is not that
you don't have the right drive, but that the drive can't read the tape.
In this case, you need data recovery. The data recovery process will
normally give you back readable data on the same kind of tape. DISC
does not provide data recovery services.
Data Conversion and Media Conversion:
If you have an undamaged tape
or disk and you can't read it either because you don't own that kind of
drive, or because it is written in a format that your computer doesn't
understand, then you need media conversion or data conversion, not data
recovery. Data and Media Conversion is what we do.
What DISC Does:
Disc Interchange Service Company,
DISC, is a data conversion service bureau specializing in converting data
from IBM mainframe and AS/400 computers to PCs, and from DEC (Compaq, HP) VAX
VMS and Open VMS to PC.
If all you need is to copy
the data, without change, to a different kind of tape, DISC can do that.
Or if you need to convert the data from IBM EBCDIC to ASCII and unpack
binary fields, DISC can do that, too. For information on our IBM services,
please see IBM Data Conversion Services, and for information
on our VAX VMS services, please see
VMS Data Conversion Services
on our other web site.
DISC converts files from
virtually all VAX and Alpha VMS tapes, Open VMS tapes, and many types of
VAX disks. We convert tapes from almost all IBM mainframe computers,
including zSeries, System/360, System/370, System/390, 3090, 9020, 3033,
3081, 4361, 4381, ES/900 and others, running operating systems such as
z/OS, z/OS.e, z/VM, OS/360, OS/370, OS/390, TPF, MVS, DOS, DOS/VS, DOS/VSE,
OS/VS, VM, VM/370, MTS, VSE, and nearly anything else that can write a
tape! We also support AS/400, running OS/400
We also convert IBM mainframe-like
tapes from dozens of other computers, such as Amhdal, Apollo, Burroughs,
CDC, Data General, DEC, GE, Hitachi, Honeywell, HP, NCR, NEC, Wang, and
many more.
Tape and Disk Drives supported by DISC:
Tape and Disk
drives installed at DISC:
3480 & 3490 IBM
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3480 18 track
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3490 18 track, IDRC
compression
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3490E 36 track
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3490E 36 track, IDRC
compression
3570 IBM
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3570-B 128 track
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3570-C 128 track
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3570-C XL 128 track
3580 IBM
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3580 LTO-1; Ultrium 1
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3580 LTO-2; Ultrium 2
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3580 LTO-3; Ultrium 3
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3580 LTO-4; Ultrium 4
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3580 LTO-5; Ultrium 5
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3580 LTO-6; Ultrium 6
3590 IBM
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3590B 128 track
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3590E 256 track
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3590H 384 track
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(3590J and 3590K media supported in all drives)
3592 IBM
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3592 J1A
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3592 E05 TS1120
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3592 E06 TS1130
4mm
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4mm DDS-1 & DDS-1-DC
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4mm DDS-2
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4mm DDS-3
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4mm DDS-4 (DAT 40)
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4mm DDS-5 (DAT 72)
8mm
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DISC supports all 8mm
formats, including Mammoth 2
The models listed
below are Exabyte's model numbers
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8200, 8200SX
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8205, 8205XL
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8500, 8500C
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8505, 8505XL
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8700
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8900
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Eliant 820
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Mammoth LT
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Mammoth
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Mammoth 2 (M2)
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AIT - see AIT below
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VXA - see VXA below
9-track
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800 BPI
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1600 BPI
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3200 BPI
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6250 BPI
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Any reel size and any
length
9840 StorageTek
9940 StorageTek
AIT
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AIT 1 SDX-300
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AIT 2 SDX-500
DLT
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DLT 260
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DLT 600
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DLT 2000
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DLT 2000XL
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DLT 4000
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DLT 7000
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DLT 8000
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DLT 1 (Benchmark)
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VS-80 (Benchmark)
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VS-160 (Benchmark)
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V4
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SDLT 220 110/220 GB
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SDLT 320 160/320 GB
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SDLT 600 300/600 GB
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DLT S4 800/1600 GB
IBM
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DISC supports nearly all
IBM tapes -
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See model listing at
right
LTO Ultrium
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LTO-1
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LTO-2
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LTO-3
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LTO-4
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LTO-5
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LTO-6
Quarter-inch cartridge
(QIC, SLR, MLR)
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-- Media -- | -- Recording format --
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DC-300XL QIC-24
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DC-600A QIC-24
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DC-615A QIC-24
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DC-600A QIC-120
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DC-6150 QIC-120
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DC-6150 (SLR1) QIC-150
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DC-6250 QIC-150
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DC-6037 QIC-120
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DC-6037 QIC-150
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DC-6320 QIC-525
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DC-6525 (SLR2) QIC-525
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DC-9100 (Magnus 1.0)
QIC-1000
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DC-9120 (Magnus 1.2)
(SLR3) QIC-1000
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DC-9135 (Magnus 1.35)
QIC-1350
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DC-9150 (Magnus 1.5)
QIC-1000
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DC-9165 (Magnus 1.6)
QIC-1350
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DC-9200 (Magnus 2.0)
QIC-2GB, 2GB-DC
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DC-9210 (Magnus 2.1)
QIC-2GB, 2GB-DC
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DC-9250 (Magnus 2.5)
(SLR4) QIC-2 GB, 2GB-DC
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MLR1 QIC-5010
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MLR3 MLR-3
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SLR5 QIC-4GB, 4GB-DC
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SLR6 SLR-6
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SLR7 SLR-7
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SLR24 SLR-24
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SLR32 QIC-5010
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SLR40 ALRF-1
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SLR50 (MLR3) MLR-3
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SLR60 ALRF-1
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SLR75 ALRF-1
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SLR100 ALRF-1
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SLR140 ALRF-6
Tapes in ( ) are alternate names for the same media.
VXA
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Tape
Drives by IBM Model Number:
| IBM Models |
Type of drive |
| 2400 Series |
9-track |
| 2401 |
9-track |
| 2415 |
9-track |
| 2420 |
9-track |
| 2440 |
9-track |
| 3400 |
9-track |
| 3410 |
9-track |
| 3420 |
9-track |
| 3422 |
9-track |
| 3430 |
9-track |
| 3449-355 |
8mm Library |
| 3449-356 |
8mm Library |
| 3480, All |
3480 |
| 3490, All |
3480/3490 |
| 3490E, C10 C11 C22 |
3490E |
| 3490E, D41 D42 |
3490E |
| 3490E, E01 E11 |
3490E |
| 3490E, Fxx |
3480/3490/3490E |
| 3494 |
3480 Library |
| 3570B |
3570 |
| 3570C |
3570C |
| 3575 |
3570 Library |
| 3580 H11,L11,H13,L13 |
LTO ULTRIUM 1 |
| 3580 H23, L23 |
LTO ULTRIUM 2 |
| 3580 L33 |
LTO ULTRIUM 3 |
| 3580 L43,S43 TS2340 |
LTO ULTRIUM 4 |
| 3581 |
LTO Autoloader |
| 3582 |
LTO Library |
| 3583 |
LTO Library |
| 3584 |
LTO Library |
| 3590B |
3590 |
| 3590E |
3590 |
| 3590H |
3590 |
| 3592 J1A |
3592 |
| 3600-109 |
LTO Autoloader |
| 3600-220, R20, LXU |
LTO Libraries |
| 3607-26X |
LTO Autoloader |
| 3803 |
9-track |
| 4482 |
QIC-4DC, 4GB |
| 4483 |
QIC-5010 |
| 4486 |
MLR3 |
| 4487 |
SLR100 |
| 4560-SLX |
LTO/SDLT Library |
| 4582 |
QIC-4DC, 4GB |
| 4583 |
QIC-5010 |
| 4584 |
SLR-60 |
| 4586 |
MLR3 |
| 4587 |
SLR100 |
| 4684 |
SLR-60 |
| 6341 |
QIC-120 |
| 6342 |
QIC-525 |
| 6343 |
QIC-1000 |
| 6344 |
QIC-2GB |
| 6346 |
QIC-120 |
| 6347 |
QIC-525 |
| 6348 |
QIC-1000 |
| 6349 |
QIC-2GB |
| 6366 |
QIC-120 |
| 6367 |
QIC-525 |
| 6368 |
QIC-1000 |
| 6369 |
QIC-2GB |
| 6378 |
QIC-1000 |
| 6379 |
QIC-1000 |
| 6380 |
QIC-2GB |
| 6381 |
QIC-2DC, 2GB |
| 6382 |
QIC-4DC, 4GB |
| 6383 |
QIC-5010 |
| 6384 |
SLR-60 |
| 6385 |
QIC-5010 |
| 6386 |
MLR3 |
| 6387 |
SLR-100 |
| 6390 |
8mm 7 GB |
| 6481 |
QIC-2DC, 2GB |
| 6482 |
QIC-4DC, 4GB |
| 6483 |
QIC-5010 |
| 6484 |
SLR-60 |
| 6485 |
QIC-5010 |
| 6486 |
MLR3 |
| 6490 |
8mm 7 GB |
| 7044 |
DDS-4 |
| 7205-311 |
DLT 7000 |
| 7205-440 |
DLT 8000 |
| 7205-550 |
SDLT 320 |
| 7206-005 |
DDS-2 |
| 7206-110 |
DDS-3 |
| 7206-220 |
DDS-4 |
| 7207-122 |
QIC-4DC, 4GB |
| 7207-330 |
SLR-60 |
| 7208-002 |
8mm 2.3 GB |
| 7208-011 |
8mm 5 GB |
| 7208-012 |
8mm 5 GB |
| 7208-222 |
8mm 7 GB |
| 7208-232 |
8mm 5 GB |
| 7208-234 |
8mm 7 GB |
| 7208-341 |
8mm M1 |
| 7208-342 |
8mm M1 |
| 7208-345 |
8mm M2 |
| 7331-205 |
8mm Library |
| 7331-305 |
8mm Library |
| 7332-005 |
DDS-2 Library |
| 7332-110 |
DDS-3 Library |
| 7332-220 |
DDS-4 Library |
| 7334-410 |
8mm Library |
| 7336-205 |
DDS-2 Library |
| 7337-305/306 |
DLT |
| 9346 |
QIC-120 |
| 9347 |
9-track |
| 9348 |
9-track |
| 9427-210 |
8mm 7 GB |
| 9427-211 |
8mm 7 GB |
| T200 & T200F |
LTO Ultrium 1 |
| T400 & T400F |
LTO Ultrium 2 |
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Disc Interchange Service
Company, Inc.
Media Conversion Specialists
15 Stony Brook Road
Westford, MA 01886
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