Magnetic tape data storage

File Format
Name	Magnetic tape data storage
Ontology	Physical File Formats Magnetic tape Magnetic tape data storage

• 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
• 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.

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