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Windows 10 - Tape drive
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Windows 10 - Tape drive
Data General Eclipse
Tape drive at the University of Michigan, undated.
Hi yes I would like to start down this rabbit hole please because I'm totally normal about this ... I am convinced Jon and Martin are part of a tape drive. It links with the tapes from TMA and the trailer for TMP especially with the opening computer screen (I already posted about my thoughts on that).
What is a tape drive?
A tape drive is a device that stores computer data on magnetic tape, especially for backup and archiving purposes. Like an ordinary tape recorder, a tape drive records data on a loop of flexible celluloidlike material that can be read and also erased.
Tape drives differ from hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) in the way data is read and written to the storage media. Tapes store data sequentially, whereas HDDs and SSDs use rotating disks with rapidly moving seek heads, nonmoving flash memory or similar technology to transfer data.
Drives come in many sizes and capabilities. They are sold as standalone units or stacked in data center racks, creating tape libraries. The tapes themselves are often housed in sealed cassettes that can be inserted into the drive and activated.
There are several benefits to using tape drives, particularly for backup and archival uses. They include the following:
Capacity. Tapes have a large capacity for storing data when compared to HDDs.
Low cost. They are economical when compared to other storage media.
Life span. Tapes stored in a suitable environment can last for decades, an important factor for archival storage.
Transportable. Tapes can be easily moved from one location to another and are considered off-line storage.
Disaster recovery. Tape is often the storage medium of choice for data backup and DR. Storing critical systems and data on tape creates an air gap between systems that are at risk from cyber attacks simply by removing the tape cassette from the drive.
Security. Today, tapes support encryption such as Advanced Encryption Standard-256 and provide varying levels of data protection.
Aiwa Bolt PC/Computing - December 1998
Made a simple drawing of an old mainframe computer, in tron style!
The front of my computer presented with no context
Hoping to one day net the Plus Deck 2 (not the 2c) for recording to tapes as well