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Fujifilm Created a Magnetic Tape That Can Store 580 Terabytes — record-breaking density of 317 gigabytes per square inch — tape head with an accuracy that is about 1.5 times the width of a DNA molecule
submitted 3 years ago by magnora7 from petapixel.com
[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Before I read up on the new tapes, I ignorantly thought magnetic tapes were still made using iron oxide particles.
[–]OmegaUser296 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
Tape storage, expensive (and slow) as f**k, but damn if it isn't useful for the sake of preservation.
[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
And transporting large amounts of data. It's still faster in GB/s to physically mail magnetic tape than it is to send the same data through the internet. And that's always been true, it's kind of crazy. They used to call it "sneakernet" lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
[–]OmegaUser296 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I mean depending where you live transferring to people using USB and other stuff is still quicker and easier if the files are large enough.
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