Physical File Formats

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=== Electronical ===
 
=== Electronical ===
 
* [[Cables and connectors]]
 
* [[Cables and connectors]]
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* [[Computer]]
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* [[Control voltage]]
 
* [[Core rope memory]]
 
* [[Core rope memory]]
 
* [[Flash memory]]
 
* [[Flash memory]]
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** [[Secure Digital]] (SD, MiniSD, MicroSD)
 
** [[Thumb drive]]
 
** [[Thumb drive]]
 
* [[Game cartridges]]
 
* [[Game cartridges]]
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* [[Networked devices]]
 
* [[Networked devices]]
 
* [[Quantum computer]]
 
* [[Quantum computer]]
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* [[Radio-frequency identification]] (RFID)
 
* [[Random Access Memory]] (RAM)
 
* [[Random Access Memory]] (RAM)
 
* [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip)
 
* [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip)
* [[Secure Digital]] (SD, MiniSD, MicroSD)
 
 
* [[SIM card]]
 
* [[SIM card]]
 
* [[Smart card]]
 
* [[Smart card]]
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* [[Gramophone record]]
 
* [[Gramophone record]]
 
* [[Phonograph cylinder]]
 
* [[Phonograph cylinder]]
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* [[Tefifon]]
 
* [[Television Electronic Disc]]
 
* [[Television Electronic Disc]]
 
* [[Talking tape]]
 
* [[Talking tape]]
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* [[Punched card]]
 
* [[Punched card]]
 
* [[Punched tape]]
 
* [[Punched tape]]
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==== Other ====
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* [[Mechanical computer]]
  
 
=== Optical ===
 
=== Optical ===
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* [[Bar codes]]
 
* [[Bar codes]]
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* [[DOTS]]
 
* [[Drexon Laser Card]]
 
* [[Drexon Laser Card]]
 
* [[Optical mark recognition]]
 
* [[Optical mark recognition]]
 
* [[Phonautogram]] (phonautograph tracing)
 
* [[Phonautogram]] (phonautograph tracing)
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* [[Printer tracking dots]]
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* [[Watermark (physical)]]
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=== Misc/Other ===
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* [[Human computer]]
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* [[Synthesizer patch]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://www.transdiffusion.org/tv/baird/vrdawn Some videodisc formats from before you thought such a thing existed]
 
* [http://www.transdiffusion.org/tv/baird/vrdawn Some videodisc formats from before you thought such a thing existed]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2010/06/09/gallery-digitizing-t.html Gallery: Digitizing the past and present at the Library of Congress]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2010/06/09/gallery-digitizing-t.html Gallery: Digitizing the past and present at the Library of Congress]
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* [http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/04/the-death-of-the-age-of-stuff/print The Death of the Age of Stuff (comic)]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/11/05/programmable-19th-century-6.html 240-year-old programmable automaton]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/11/05/programmable-19th-century-6.html 240-year-old programmable automaton]
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* [http://www.101funs.com/possibly-the-most-valuable-picture-i-have-ever-right-clicked-save-asd/ Computer Hardware Chart]
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* [http://life.time.com/culture/knowledge-box-photos-of-an-early-analog-wikipedia/#1 The ‘Knowledge Box’: Picture an Early, Trippy, Analog Wikipedia in 3-D]
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* [http://boingboing.net/2014/02/01/multimeters-considered-helpful.html Multimeters considered helpful (for servicing electronics)]
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* [http://jimgoldenstudio.com/Portfolio/Relics-of-Technology/1/ Relics of Technology photo series]
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* [http://www.obsoletemedia.org/ Museum of Obsolete Media]
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* [http://boingboing.net/2014/06/16/using-technology-to-make-old-s.html Using technology to make old songs sing again]
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* [http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/28/liquid-hard-drives Liquid hard drive could store 1TB data in a tablespoon]
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* [http://mediapedia.nla.gov.au/ Mediapedia] - The Mediapedia is prototype web-based resource intended to enable the physical identification of various media carrier types.
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* [http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/14/trevor-jackson-format/ This album comes on 12 'dead' formats including MiniDisc]
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* [http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/the-evolution-of-physical-music-formats-an-interactive-timeline/ The evolution of physical music formats: An interactive timeline]
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* [http://thequietus.com/articles/18004-sound-library-british-library The Utopia Of Records: Why Sound Archiving Is Important]
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* [http://digitize.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page Digitize the Planet]
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* [http://motherboard.vice.com/read/physicists-achieve-atomic-data-storage Physicists achieve atomic data storage]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 15 June 2017

File Formats > Physical File Formats

Like the rest, this will be split down further.

One of the first steps in preserving data held on physical media is the correct identification of the medium. See Identifying Physical Media for more information on this.

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Capacitive

Electronical

Magnetic

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Groove media

Point based media

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