Magnetic Tape Storage

(last updated: 16-May-2015 09:31)
 

Standards

  1. ANSI Standard X3.22-1973, Recorded Magnetic Tape for Information Interchange (800 CPI NRZI), American National Standards Institute.
     
  2. ANSI Standard X3.39-1973, Recorded Magnetic Tape for Information Interchange (1600 CPI PE).
     
  3. ANSI Standard X3.54-1976, Recorded Magnetic Tape for Information Interchange (6250 CPI, Group-Coded Recording).
     
  4. GC26-3795-3, OS/VS Tape Labels, Fourth Edition (November 1978), International Business Machines.

Manufacturers' Manuals

  1. "Digital Recording on Magnetic Tape Using NRZ1 Conventions and Format", Pages A-1 thru A-9 of manual for Kennedy 9000 magnetic tape transport, #706-9000-1-00.
     
  2. "Phase Encoded Recording", pages B-1 thru B-4 of manual for Kennedy 9000 magnetic tape transport, #706-9000-11-00.

Technical Papers

  1. "The Handling & Storage of Computer Tape", Computer Talk 1:1 1968, 3M Company Magnetic Products Division.
     
  2. "Static Electricity and its Effects", Computer Talk 1:2 1968, 3M Company Magnetic Products Division.
     
  3. "Magnetic Tape Erasure - How Serious is the Threat?", 3M Company Magnetic Products Division, January 1972.

Books

  1. Microprocessor-Based Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Hardware Design; Michael Slater; Prentice Hall, 1989. (‡)
     
  2. The Winn Rosch Hardware Bible; Winn L. Rosch; Brady Books (Simon & Schuster), 1989, chapter 23, "Tape".
     
  3. The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, Fifth Edition; Winn L. Rosch; Que, 1999; CD Appendix Q: Old Tape Systems.

Periodical Articles

  1. "Magnetic Tape Transport for No. 1 EAX, TSPS, and CAMA Systems", AETJ 13:6 Apr 1973 pgs 294-307.
     
  2. "Phase Encoded Recording in Telephony", AETJ 13:8 Oct 1973 pgs 386- 391.
     
  3. "Evaluation Methods for Magnetic Tape Transports and Magnetic Tape", AETJ 15:4 Oct 1976 pgs 201-210.
     
  4. "Tape Backup: Measuring Speed & Cost Per Megabyte", PCM 5:3 Feb 11 1986 pgs 106-133.
     
  5. "Technologies in Competition", PCM 5:3 Feb 11 1986 pgs 140-144.
     
  6. "Backup Choices from Tapes to Disks to WORMs", PCM 6:12 Jun 23 1987 pgs 101-108.
     
  7. "DC2000 Systems: Pocket-Size Backup", PCM 6:12 Jun 23 1987 pgs 111- 133.
     
  8. "Backup on a Personal Scale" (product reviews of DC 2000 tape drives), PCM 8:22 Dec 26 1989 pgs 189-239.
     
  9. "Minicartridge Technology: Meeting the Capacity Challenge", PCM 8:22 Dec 26 1989 pg 190.
     
  10. "Helical-Scan Technology: The Basis of Exabytes 2-Gigabyte Tape-Backup Drive", PCM 8:1 Jan 17 1989 pgs 240-241.
     
  11. "The DAT Controversy", BYTE 14:12 Nov 1989 pg 384.
     
  12. "Paper, Magnets, and Light", BYTE 14:12 Nov 1989 pgs 391-399.
     
  13. "Reeling in the Data", BYTE 15:5 May 1990 pgs 299-306.
     
  14. "QIC 150 Tape Drives: The Rising Star for Backup", PCM 9:17 Oct 16 1990 pgs 269-338.
     
  15. "Backing Up: Guide to Media Choices", PCM 9:17 Oct 16 1990 pgs 274- 275.
     
  16. "DAT's a Solution", BYTE 15:12 Nov 1990 pgs 323-328.
     
  17. "Minicartridge Tape Backup" (product reviews), PCM 11:7 Apr 14 1992 pgs 185-244.
     
  18. "Highlights: Minicartridge Tape Backup", PCM 11:7 Apr 14 1992 pg 186.
     
  19. "Choosing Between QIC-1350 and Helical-Scan Options", PCM 11:7 Apr 14 1992 pgs 194-195.
     
  20. "Backup Alternatives: What's Out There", PCM 11:7 Apr 14 1992 pgs 196-197.

Web Pages and Websites

  1. Wikipedia article "9 track tape".