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Many early microcomputer and home computer systems used Compact Cassette tapes as an inexpensive magnetic tape data storage system. This article lists some of the historically notable formats. As interoperability between platforms was difficult, there was little purpose to, or effort expended on, using standardized formats.
Mini-Cassette, a small cassette tape format developed by Phillips for dictation machines and data storage for the Philips P2000 home computer; Microcassette, a small cassette tape format that used the same width of magnetic tape as the Compact Cassette but in a much smaller cartridge developed by Olympus
Some tape cartridges, notably LTO cartridges, have small associated data storage chips built in to record metadata about the tape, such as the type of encoding, the size of the storage, dates and other information. It is also common for tape cartridges to have bar codes on their labels in order to assist an automated tape library.
the Danmere Backer tape backup system, [3] [4] the Alpha Microsystems Videotrax [5] the Legacy Storage Systems International VAST (Variable Array Storage) [6] the ArVid; the Video Backup System Amiga, [7] [8] The S2 VLBI system at three NASA Deep Space Network complexes and over 20 other radio telescopes stores digital data on SVHS tapes. [9]
The cassette was adapted into what is called a streamer cassette (also known as a "D/CAS" cassette), a version dedicated solely for data storage, and used chiefly for hard disk backups and other types of data. Streamer cassettes look almost exactly the same as a standard cassette, with the exception of having a notch about one quarter-inch wide ...
Analog, 1 ⁄ 4-inch-wide (6.4 mm) tape, 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in/s, endless-loop cartridge 1962 Compact cassette: Variants of the Compact Cassette Analog, with bias. 0.15 inches (3.81 mm) tape, 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 ips. 1970: introduced Dolby noise reduction: 1964 Sanyo Micro Pack 35 Channel Master 6546 Westinghouse H29R1
The Commodore 1530 (C2N) Datasette, later also Datassette (a portmanteau of data and cassette), is Commodore's dedicated magnetic-tape data storage device. Using compact cassettes as the storage medium, it provides inexpensive storage to Commodore's 8-bit computers, including the PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64.
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic-tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and long archival stability. A tape drive provides sequential access storage, unlike a hard disk drive, which provides direct access ...