JackbyDev@programming.dev to CassetteFuturismEnglish · 1 year agoWhy the Future of Data Storage is (Still) Magnetic Tapespectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
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minus-squareRobotToaster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI really wish they made data tapes the size of normal compact audio cassettes using modern technology.
minus-squareDroechailinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoA cassette sized backup would be so easy to store, with a big caveat on how much the drive itself would cost
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWho knows, we may yet see them. I couldn’t find the exact article or video but it was saying how there’s a lot of R&D that can still go into tape drives to make storage more dense. We may yet see SSD sized tape drives!
I really wish they made data tapes the size of normal compact audio cassettes using modern technology.
A cassette sized backup would be so easy to store, with a big caveat on how much the drive itself would cost
Who knows, we may yet see them. I couldn’t find the exact article or video but it was saying how there’s a lot of R&D that can still go into tape drives to make storage more dense. We may yet see SSD sized tape drives!