DEC-StorageWorksRW500-OpticalLibrarySystems

The Digital RW500 Multifunction Optical Library Systems are a family of low-cost, high-capacity solutions designed for bulk data storage and archiving, offering a "near online" alternative to traditional magnetic storage. Addressing growing data storage needs and budget constraints, these optical jukeboxes provide significantly lower cost per megabyte.

Key features and benefits include:

• Capacity & Scalability: A range of systems (RW524, RW530, RW534, RW536) offering formatted capacities from 19 GB to 170 GB.
• Media Versatility: Supports both Write Once Read Many (WORM) and rewritable 5.25-inch magneto-optical media, which can be intermixed for application flexibility.
• Long-Term Data Retention: Ideal for meeting regulatory and audit requirements, offering an archival life of 30 years or more with tamper-proof WORM media.
• Performance: Provides quick, automated data access with platters mounted in less than ten seconds, and data transfer speeds comparable to magnetic disks.
• Investment Protection: Ensures forward and backward media compatibility, drive migration, and a consistent software interface (DEC OSMS for OpenVMS VAX, StorageServer 100 for ULTRIX).
• Reliability: High data integrity and system reliability without preventive maintenance.
• Applications: Suited for data-intensive applications such as document imaging, archiving, hierarchical data management, computer output to laser disk (COLD), and various industry-specific uses (financial, healthcare, publishing, scientific).
• Industry Standards: Adherence to standards ensures long-term data readability and lower costs.

The RW500 systems provide a complete hardware and software solution, backed by Digital's service and support.