IBM scientists have been able to fit 330TB uncompressed data into a tiny cassette that will fit into the palm of your hand.
A new world record was achieved by its scientists IBM, placing 330 terabytes of uncompressed data (or equivalently 330 millions books) on a cartridge that can fit in the palm of your hand. Recording 201 gigabits per square inch on a prototype thin magnetic tape is 20 times greater than the areal density currently used in commercial tapes. Areal recording density is the amount of information that can be stored on a given material surface area.
In the original photo, IBM scientist Dr. Mark Lange holds a piece of metallized tape, which can hold 201 gigabytes, which is a new world record.
Για την ιστορία, τα μηχανήματα μαγνητοταινίας εφευρέθηκαν πάνω από 60 χρόνια και έχουν παραδοσιακά χρησιμοποιηθεί για την αρχειοθέτηση των φορολογικών εγγράφων και files υγειονομικής περίθαλψης. Το πρώτο machine IBM tape used reels with one half-inch tape and could store about 2 megabytes. Magnetic tape was developed by Sony as a storage medium solution, and it has managed to endure even today.
According to Mr. Evangelos Eleftheriou, an IBM executive, magnetic tape has traditionally been used for video files, back-up files, but also in industry in off-premise applications in the cloud. While metallized tape is expected to cost slightly more to manufacture than current commercial tape, the potential for high capacity will make the cost per terabyte very attractive, making this technology practical for cloud storage.”