Magnetic tape data storage
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* [[9-track reel-to-reel tape]] | * [[9-track reel-to-reel tape]] | ||
| − | * [[Coleco | + | * [[Coleco ADAM Digital Data Pack]] (DDP; similar to normal [[Audio Cassette]] but special high-speed, high-density, preformatted version) |
* [[Data tape cartridge]] | * [[Data tape cartridge]] | ||
* [[DEC tape]] | * [[DEC tape]] | ||
| + | * [[Digital Audio Tape]] | ||
| + | * [[Digital Data Storage]] | ||
* [[IBM tape]] | * [[IBM tape]] | ||
* [[Univac tape]] | * [[Univac tape]] | ||
* [[VidiLoop]] (Chyron, used for broadcast on-screen graphic storage) | * [[VidiLoop]] (Chyron, used for broadcast on-screen graphic storage) | ||
| + | * [[ZX Microdrive]] (Sinclair) | ||
| − | Also, [[Audio Cassette]] | + | Also, [[Audio Cassette#Data formats|Audio Cassettes]] were used for data storage on early personal computers. |
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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* [http://patrickthomson.tumblr.com/post/2499755681/the-best-debugging-story-ive-ever-heard Debugging story involving tape drives] | * [http://patrickthomson.tumblr.com/post/2499755681/the-best-debugging-story-ive-ever-heard Debugging story involving tape drives] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_hptape0797erviceManual_30246672 HP 07975-90470 Operating And Service Manual (Tape drive)] | * [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_hptape0797erviceManual_30246672 HP 07975-90470 Operating And Service Manual (Tape drive)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2014/10/13/people-used-download-games-radio How People Used to Download Games From the Radio] | ||
| + | * [http://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/news/4500254525/Tape-update-LTO-7-bit-error-rate-improves-LTFS-use-rises Tape update: LTO-7 bit error rate improves, LTFS use rises] | ||
| + | * [https://www.bitsgalore.org/2019/09/09/recovering-90s-data-tapes-experiences-kb-web-archaeology Recovering '90s Data Tapes - Experiences From the KB Web Archaeology project] - contains detailed information on how to recover data from '90s tape formats | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/KBNLresearch/forensicImagingResources/blob/master/doc/tape-dds.md Workflow for reading DDS tapes] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/KBNLresearch/forensicImagingResources/blob/master/doc/tape-dlt.md Workflow for reading DLT-IV tapes] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/KBNLresearch/forensicImagingResources/blob/master/doc/df-resources.md Digital forensics and web archaeology resources] - includes lots of links to resources on tapes, SCSI and tape archive formats | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/KBNLresearch/tapeimgr tapeimgr] - user-friendly tool for recovering data from tapes (Linux-only; wraps around dd and mt) | ||
| + | [[Category:Backup]] | ||
| + | * [https://seg.org/Portals/0/SEG/News%20and%20Resources/Technical%20Standards/seg_d_rev0.pdf Digital field tape format standards] (1970s report on tape formats for geophysical data) | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, 29 May 2021
- 9-track reel-to-reel tape
- Coleco ADAM Digital Data Pack (DDP; similar to normal Audio Cassette but special high-speed, high-density, preformatted version)
- Data tape cartridge
- DEC tape
- Digital Audio Tape
- Digital Data Storage
- IBM tape
- Univac tape
- VidiLoop (Chyron, used for broadcast on-screen graphic storage)
- ZX Microdrive (Sinclair)
Also, Audio Cassettes were used for data storage on early personal computers.
[edit] Resources
- Wikipedia article on magnetic tape data storage
- Lunar orbiter image recovery project
- The Hackers Who Recovered NASA’s Lost Lunar Photos
- Debugging story involving tape drives
- HP 07975-90470 Operating And Service Manual (Tape drive)
- How People Used to Download Games From the Radio
- Tape update: LTO-7 bit error rate improves, LTFS use rises
- Recovering '90s Data Tapes - Experiences From the KB Web Archaeology project - contains detailed information on how to recover data from '90s tape formats
- Workflow for reading DDS tapes
- Workflow for reading DLT-IV tapes
- Digital forensics and web archaeology resources - includes lots of links to resources on tapes, SCSI and tape archive formats
- tapeimgr - user-friendly tool for recovering data from tapes (Linux-only; wraps around dd and mt)
- Digital field tape format standards (1970s report on tape formats for geophysical data)
