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 This type of storage, though outdated, is widely used as a backup storage.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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Zwei verschiedene Quarter inch cartridges. Speicherkapazitäten: links 400MB rechts 120MB *Bandlängen: links 228m, rechts 94m
An IBM 3590 data cartridge can hold up to 10GiB uncompressed.
Linear serpentine tape recording method
Helical scan tape recording method
Photo of an IBM 729V magnetic tape unit taken by myself at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.