IBM 3590 - Manual (Page 18)

Tenth Edition
This release includes information on Fibre Channel Attachment features. With
Fibre Channel Attachment, 3590 Model E is now capable of delivering a data
rate of 42 MB/s maximum sustained data rate (with 3:1 data compression)
and up to 100 MB/s maximum instantaneous data rate. Fibre Channel
Attachment has increased the maximum distance to 500 meters. It is possible
to extend the maximum distance to 10 kilometers using fibre components.
Ninth Edition
This release includes information on Extended High Performance Cartridge
Tape, an increase of the 3590 Model A60 to eight ESCON attachments, and a
Call Home service support. The Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape
increases both the 3590 E Model 256-track serpentine format capacity to 40GB
and the 3590 B Model 128-track serpentine format capacity to 20GB. The A60
control unit has an increased attachment capacity from four to eight devices.
The Call Home function automatically opens a service alert when a problem
occurs.
Eighth Edition
This release includes information on increased flexibility to attach the IBM
TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 in stand-alone and automated
configurations. Also, the physical specifications of the 3590 Model A60 control
unit is changed from 10 EIA units to 8 EIA units. This modification allows up
to four 3590 Model B11 or B1A tape drives to be installed with a Model A60
control unit in a standard 19 inch rack.
Seventh Edition
This release includes information on the new control unit, Model A60 and its
supporting silo-environment frame, Model C10. The A60 provides ESCON
attachment for up to four Models B11, B1A, E11, and E1A tape drives. The
A60 provides multiple data transfer path with one or two ESCON channel
adapters.
Sixth Edition
This release includes information on two new IBM TotalStorage Enterprise
Tape Drive 3590s, Models E1A and E11. With these models, the native data
transfer rate is improved by more than 50% and cartridge capacity is doubled
to a 256-track serpentine format. Models E1A and E11 tape drives can read
and write data in the 256-track serpentine format, and both Exx and Bxx
models read data in the 128-track serpentine format. Model Bxx tape drives
write in the 128-track serpentine format only.
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