Re: SUMMARY: O( terabyte ) tape system survey

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From: John Nagle
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 06:58

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       It's good to see Ampex still in the game.  Ampex offered the
first terabit tape system in the early 1970s, with 4" wide, 15" diameter
open reel helical scan tapes.  Massive machinery, even by mainframe
standards.   1000IPS tape search.  Sounded like an airplane takeoff.

					John Nagle

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