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From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
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Subject: Re: I/O (storage, not access)
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Date: 14 Jun 90 00:58:05 GMT
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In article <27502@metropolis.super.ORG>
lerici@metropolis.UUCP (Peter W. Brewer) writes:
>Time for wide, short, dense, and durable tapes.. tape media holds more than 
>optical disks,

The ILLIAC IV had such a optical tape unit in 1975. There are scattered
samples of the material around.  The company went out of business
before delivering.  The tape were optical strips about 4 inches wide
and maybe 3 feet long.  Problems were mechanical, handling.

Does any one really need the name of the company?  I can ask Ken Stevens.

--e. nobuo miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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