Magnetic tape data storage

3 Magnetic tape cartridges: QIC DC (rear left), DDS (right), Microcassette (front left

Magnetic Tape Storage is a way of storing digital information on a along strip of magnetic tape. This type of storage, though outdated, is widely used as a backup storage.

magnetic tape drives are often referred to as MTD storage.

Magnetic Tape Data Storage Media

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  Early computer system, featuring 5 tape drives

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  An example of commercial software distributed on tape

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  10+1⁄2-inch (270 mm) diameter reel of 9-track tape

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  Zwei verschiedene Quarter inch cartridges. Speicherkapazitäten: links 400MB rechts 120MB *Bandlängen: links 228m, rechts 94m

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  An IBM 3590 data cartridge can hold up to 10GiB uncompressed.

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  Linear serpentine tape recording method

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  Helical scan tape recording method

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  Photo of an IBM 729V magnetic tape unit taken by myself at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.