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IBM Tape History - Session 2: Overview of Tape Products and Product Management Part 2

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Channel: Computer History Museum · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Interviewed by Tom Gardner on 2015-10-13 in Tucson AZ X7617.2016
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This is session two of five sessions held in Tucson, AZ, regarding IBM’s tape storage history.  The five sessions are:

1. Tape Media (CHM catalog number: 102737991)
2. Overview of tape products and product management (CHM catalog number: 102737993)
3. 3480 tape drive (CHM catalog number: 102738020) 
4. Linear Tape Open (LTO) Consortium (CHM catalog number: 102738022)
5. Recovery of tapes damaged in Challenger disaster (CHM catalog number: 102738024).

See IBM Tape History Session 1: Media for an overview of IBM Tucson.

This session is broadly focused on IBM’s development and management of tape products.  Within IBM product management has been distinguished from system management; well into the 1990s product development was the responsibility of a Lab Director whose direct reports would include engineering managers for the various products assigned as well as a Product Manager having one or more subordinates responsible for business aspects of the product.  
Today’s session includes a Tucson Lab Director (Teale) and two tape product managers (Levine and Rizzi).

* Note:  Transcripts represent what was said in the interview. However, to enhance meaning or add clarification, interviewees have the opportunity to modify this text afterward. This may result in discrepancies between the transcript and the video. Please refer to the transcript for further information - http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102737994


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Lot number: X7618.2016
Catalog number: 102737993

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