StorageTek tape formats
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[edit] Cartridge formats
| Format | Date | Capacity (GB) | Data Rate (MB/s) | Load time (sec) | Reel Configuration | Announcement |
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| 4480 | 0.04 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 4490 | 0.80 | 4.5 | 8 | |||
| 9490 | 0.40-0.80 | 18-20 | 4.3 | |||
| SD-3 | 1995 | 10-50 | 11-18 | 17 | ||
| T9840A "Eagle" | 1998 | 20 | 10 | 12 | dual reel | |
| T9840B | 2001 | 20 | 19 | 12 | dual reel | |
| T9840C | 2003 | 40 | 30 | 12 | dual reel | [1] |
| T9940A | 2000 | 60 | 10 | 59 | single reel | [2] |
| T9940B | 2002 | 200 | 30 | 59 | single reel | |
| T10000 | 2006 | 500 | 120 | 62 | single reel | [3] |
These tape formats are typically used in a mainframe environment. Drives used ESCON, FICON, Fiberchannel, or SCSI interfaces.
[edit] SD-3 (Redwood)
This format uses helical scan on a 1/2 inch tape.
[edit] T10000
The T10000 is StorageTek's latest tape drive and cartridge for mainframe systems. It holds 500 GB (native) and can transfer data at 120 MB/s (native).
[edit] External links
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| Linear | Helical-Scan | |
| Three Quarter Inch (~19 mm) |
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| Half Inch (12.65 mm) |
UNISERVO (1951) - IBM 7 Track (1952) - 9 Track (1964) - IBM 3480 (1984) - DLT (1984) - IBM 3590 (1995) - T9840 (1998) - T9940 (2000) - LTO Ultrium (2000) - T10000 (2006) |
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| Eight Millimeter (8 mm) |
Travan (1995) - IBM 3570 MP (1997) |
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| Quarter Inch (6.35 mm) |
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| Eighth Inch (3.81 mm) |
KC Standard, Compact Cassette (1975) - DC100 (1976) - Datassette (1977) - DECtapeII (1979) |
DDS/DAT (1989) |
| Stringy (1.58 - 1.9 mm) |
Exatron Stringy Floppy (1979) - ZX Microdrive (1983) - Rotronics Wafadrive (1984) |
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