OSMS for DUnix 4.x?

From: Gyula Szokoly <szgyula_at_tarkus.pha.jhu.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 11:37:11 -0400 (EDT)

Hi,

  As of 4/97, the Dec CSLG list contains the OSMS (Optical Storage
Management Software). In the past we used a CD-ROM jukebox software
from Tracer with our Pioneer 1804 drive (18 CD jukebox). Since we
had quite a few problems with that package (the package itself is
fine, the problem is that the Gear package has a tweaked tracer
driver inside, and the two packages don't really like each other)
I'd like to give this a try. Three questions:
1. Do I have any chance? From the SPD I can't determine if the software
   will work with our drive (I know it's not supported).
2. Is there a version coming out that actually works with 4.x? The latest I
   have is osms v1.5, which supports (according to the SPD) 3.2c->3.2f. I'm
   bit confused since DUnix 4.0 has been out for a while and Dec *is*
   working on this product. Why didn't they port it to 4.x? Or the 1.5
   version is just a bug fix version of 1.4 (previous layered product set)
   and there is no active development of this product?
3. Assuming a version will be available for DUnix before the next layered
   products are out (7/97), how to order it? SPD has a part number
   (QA-2VRAA-H8) for it, but it seems to include a license which I
   already have through CSLG (and $185 for a CD seems to be a bit high).

Thanks,
  Gyula
Received on Thu May 15 1997 - 17:59:47 NZST

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