Physical File Formats
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| − | + | === Traditional === | |
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* [[Clay tablets]] | * [[Clay tablets]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Parchment]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Paper]] |
| + | * [[Papyrus]] | ||
| + | * [[Stone carving]] | ||
| + | * [[Quipu]] | ||
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| + | === Capacitive === | ||
| + | * [[CED]] | ||
| + | * [[VHD]] | ||
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| + | === Electronical === | ||
| + | * [[Game cartridge]] | ||
| + | * [[Thumb drive]] | ||
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| + | === Magnetic === | ||
| + | * [[Audio Cassette]] | ||
* [[Drum memory]] | * [[Drum memory]] | ||
* [[Floppy disk]] | * [[Floppy disk]] | ||
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* [[Hard disk]] | * [[Hard disk]] | ||
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* [[Magnetic stripe card]] | * [[Magnetic stripe card]] | ||
* [[Magnetic tape]] | * [[Magnetic tape]] | ||
| − | * [[Magneto-optical drive]] | + | * [[Magneto-optical drive]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Videotape]] |
| + | * [[Wire recording]] | ||
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| + | === Mechanical === | ||
| + | ==== Groove media ==== | ||
| + | * [[Dictabelt]] | ||
| + | * [[Gramophone record]] | ||
| + | * [[Phonograph cylinder]] | ||
| + | ==== Point based media ==== | ||
* [[Music box]] | * [[Music box]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano Rolls]] | ||
| + | * [[Punched card]] | ||
| + | * [[Punched tape]] | ||
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| + | === Optical === | ||
| + | * [[Bar codes]] | ||
| + | * [[Holography]] | ||
| + | * [[LaserDisc]] | ||
| + | * [[Magneto-optical drive]] | ||
| + | * [[Microform]] | ||
* [[Optical Disc]] | * [[Optical Disc]] | ||
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* [[Photographic film]] | * [[Photographic film]] | ||
* [[Photographic paper]] | * [[Photographic paper]] | ||
* [[Photographic plates]] | * [[Photographic plates]] | ||
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* [[Television Electronic Disc]] | * [[Television Electronic Disc]] | ||
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* [[Transparency (projection)]] | * [[Transparency (projection)]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[QR codes]] |
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| − | * [[ | + | === Misc/unsorted === |
| + | * [[Clothing]] (Doubtful if it qualifies as a file format) | ||
| + | * [[Disk cartridge]] (Ambiguous; specify further) | ||
| + | * [[Thomson CSF system]] | ||
* [[X-ray]] | * [[X-ray]] | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 5 November 2012
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Like the rest, this will be split down further.
Contents |
Traditional
Capacitive
Electronical
Magnetic
- Audio Cassette
- Drum memory
- Floppy disk
- Hard disk
- Magnetic stripe card
- Magnetic tape
- Magneto-optical drive
- Videotape
- Wire recording
Mechanical
Groove media
Point based media
Optical
- Bar codes
- Holography
- LaserDisc
- Magneto-optical drive
- Microform
- Optical Disc
- Photographic film
- Photographic paper
- Photographic plates
- Television Electronic Disc
- Transparency (projection)
- QR codes
Misc/unsorted
- Clothing (Doubtful if it qualifies as a file format)
- Disk cartridge (Ambiguous; specify further)
- Thomson CSF system
- X-ray
