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Innovations in the Design of
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710:. You can help Knowledge by
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706:-related article is a
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394:Quarter inch (6.35 mm)
476:Stringy (1.58–1.9 mm)
88:7500 copy groups/sec
72:100 copy groups/inch
38:seven parallel tracks
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501:Rotronics Wafadrive
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378:IBM 3570 MP
343:LTO Ultrium
295:IBM 7-track
101:Start time
77:Tape speed
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168:2019-07-13
145:References
129:1 200 feet
109:Stop time
42:copy group
120:1/2 inch
55:system.
24:'s first
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325:IBM 3590
313:IBM 3480
289:UNISERVO
260:LINCtape
254:IBM 7340
624:DDS/DAT
595:Mammoth
515:Helical
307:9-track
272:CDC 626
266:DECtape
234:formats
61:Tracks
53:IBM 701
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18:IBM 726
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240:Linear
112:10 ms
104:10 ms
46:parity
702:This
645:This
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554:ArVid
528:Sony
442:DC100
430:D/CAS
413:Ditto
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331:T9840
184:(PDF)
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572:SAIT
20:was
16:The
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537:DST
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319:DLT
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