- Tape: UNIVAC I used magnetic tape for storage
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| Standard |
Capacity (GB) |
Interface |
Speed |
Date |
Media |
| DDS-1 |
2.0 |
|
0.6 Mbps |
1989 |
4mm 60m or 90m tape |
| DDS-2 |
4.0 |
|
0.6 Mbps |
1993 |
4mm 120m tape |
| DDS-3 |
12.0 |
|
1.1 Mbps |
1996 |
4mm 125m tape |
| DDS-4 |
20.0 |
|
2.4 Mbps |
1999 |
4mm 150m tape |
| DAT 72 |
36 |
|
3.5 Mbps |
2003 |
4mm 170m tape |
| DAT 160 |
80 GB |
|
5 Mbps |
2005 |
150m 'wide' tape |
| DLT2000 |
15 |
SCSI |
1.25 |
1993 |
DLTII |
| DLT4000 |
20 |
SCSI |
1.5 |
1994 |
DLTIII |
| DLT7000 |
35 |
SCSI |
5 |
1996 |
DLTIV |
| SDLT 220 |
110 |
Ultra-2 |
10 |
1998 |
SDLT I |
| DLT8000 |
40 |
SCSI |
6 |
1999 |
DLTIV |
| SDLT 320 |
160 |
Ultra-2/Ultra-3 |
16 |
2003 |
SDLT I |
| SDLT 600 |
300 |
Ultra-320/Fibre channel |
40 |
2004 |
SDLT II |
| SDLT 1280 |
640 |
|
50 |
2005 |
SDLT III |
| SDLT 2400 |
1200 |
|
100 |
2006 |
SDLT IV |
| |
| LTO1 |
100-200 |
|
20-40 |
1999 |
|
| LTO2 |
200-400 |
|
40-80 |
2002 |
|
| LTO3 |
400-800 |
|
80-160 |
2005 |
|
| LTO4 |
800-1600 |
|
120-240 |
TBA |
|
| LTO5 |
1600-3200 |
|
180-360 |
TBA |
|
| LTO6 |
3200-6400 |
|
270-540 |
TBA |
|
This table was originally from wikipedia.org
- LTO also called Ultrium
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