Magnetic tape for data storage: An enduring technology

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1775-1785

  Dee, Richard H ^a  

^a SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Data storage; Magnetic recording; Magnetic tape

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETIC TAPE; MAGNETISM; PROJECTILES; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

COST FACTORS; DATA RATES; DATA STORAGE; DATA STORAGE DEVICES; FUTURE TRENDS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SHELF LIFE; TRACK DENSITY;

MAGNETIC TAPE STORAGE;

EID: 57149145322     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2008.2004311     Document Type: Article

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