<s>
The	O
IBM	O
3570	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tape	O
drives	O
and	O
corresponding	O
magnetic	B-Architecture
tape	I-Architecture
data	I-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
media	O
formats	O
developed	O
by	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	O
product	O
number	O
3570	O
was	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
tape	O
drives	O
and	O
libraries	B-Device
that	O
used	O
the	O
Magstar	O
MP	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	O
3570	O
technology	O
was	O
specifically	O
produced	O
for	O
mid-range	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
tape	O
cartridges	O
to	O
be	O
primarily	O
stored	O
in	O
and	O
handled	O
by	O
automated	O
tape	B-Device
libraries	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
Magstar	I-Device
MP	I-Device
technology	O
is	O
a	O
compact	O
tape	O
technology	O
using	O
a	O
small	O
dual-reel	O
tape	O
cartridge	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
family	O
of	O
drives	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
StorageTek	O
9840	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
modern	O
tape	B-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
products	O
taking	O
this	O
mid-tape	O
load-point	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stand-alone	O
tape	B-Device
libraries	I-Device
capable	O
of	O
holding	O
multiple	O
tape	O
drives	O
and	O
many	O
dozens	O
of	O
tape	O
cartridges	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
IBM	O
3575	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-size	O
IBM	O
3575	O
libraries	B-Device
were	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
partitioned	O
into	O
multiple	O
logical	O
libraries	B-Device
and	O
shared	O
by	O
multiple	O
computer	O
"	O
hosts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
could	O
cause	O
frustration	O
when	O
operators	O
hand-loaded	O
cartridges	O
into	O
libraries	B-Device
.	O
</s>
