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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.
  
 
=== Traditional ===
 
=== Traditional ===
 
* [[Clay tablets]]
 
* [[Clay tablets]]
 
* [[Clothing]]
 
* [[Clothing]]
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* [[Construction toys]]
 
* [[Paper]]
 
* [[Paper]]
 
* [[Papyrus]]
 
* [[Papyrus]]
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=== Electronical ===
 
=== Electronical ===
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* [[Cables and connectors]]
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* [[Computer]]
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* [[Control voltage]]
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* [[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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* [[Keyless entry systems]]
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* [[Networked devices]]
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* [[Quantum computer]]
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* [[Radio-frequency identification]] (RFID)
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* [[Random Access Memory]] (RAM)
 
* [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip)
 
* [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip)
 
* [[SIM card]]
 
* [[SIM card]]
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** [[Contactless smart card]]
 
** [[Contactless smart card]]
 
* [[Transponder]]
 
* [[Transponder]]
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* [[Smartphone]]
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* [[Smartwatch]]
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* [[Video game memory card]]
  
 
=== Magnetic ===
 
=== Magnetic ===
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* [[Gramophone record]]
 
* [[Gramophone record]]
 
* [[Phonograph cylinder]]
 
* [[Phonograph cylinder]]
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* [[Tefifon]]
 
* [[Television Electronic Disc]]
 
* [[Television Electronic Disc]]
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* [[Talking tape]]
  
 
==== Point based media ====
 
==== Point based media ====
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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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* [[Photographic film]]
 
* [[Photographic film]]
 
* [[Photographic paper]]
 
* [[Photographic paper]]
* [[Photographic plates]]
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* [[Photographic plate]]
 
* [[Transparency (projection)]]
 
* [[Transparency (projection)]]
 
* [[X-ray]]
 
* [[X-ray]]
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* [[Bar codes]]
 
* [[Bar codes]]
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* [[DOTS]]
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* [[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]]
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And there are the ones that don't actually exist, but have been written about in fiction...
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* [[Fictional physical formats]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/we-retro-media-vinyl.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter We ❤ Retro Media: Vinyl, VHS, Tapes & Film (Video)]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/we-retro-media-vinyl.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter We ❤ Retro Media: Vinyl, VHS, Tapes & Film (Video)]
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* [http://www.transdiffusion.org/tv/baird/vrdawn Some videodisc formats from before you thought such a thing existed]
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* [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)]
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* [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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[[Category:Physical File Formats| ]]

Latest revision as of 05:52, 13 January 2022

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.

[edit] Traditional

[edit] Capacitive

[edit] Electronical

[edit] Magnetic

[edit] Mechanical

[edit] Groove media

[edit] Point based media

[edit] Other

[edit] Optical

[edit] Disc media

[edit] Photography and Projection

[edit] Other

[edit] Misc/Other

And there are the ones that don't actually exist, but have been written about in fiction...

[edit] External links

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