JackbyDev@programming.dev to Cassette Futurism@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 years agoWhy the Future of Data Storage is (Still) Magnetic Tapespectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
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minus-squareRobotToaster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoI really wish they made data tapes the size of normal compact audio cassettes using modern technology.
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years 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-up1·3 years 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!