Why “Tape” is being discussed
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In theory, helical recording does not affect total capacity. A track will take up a certain area of tape regardless of whether the tracks are linear or helical. Helical tracking…
by aidenn0 · Oct 20, 2026
Don't for get actual 4-track recorders, a tape deck that recorded and played back all 4 channels simultaneously. They were cheap and enabled a low cost "poor mans recording stud…
by MisterTea · Oct 20, 2026
The irony is our reaction to the Urban Renewal era was to introduce so many veto points and red tape to projects (both public infrastructure and private property) that we are ne…
by hamdingers · Oct 20, 2026
There were a few digital tape formats back in the day
by unrented7977 · Oct 20, 2026
The point would be to have an enclosure of several/many SAS HDD's that you want to connect. The Thunderbolt to PCIe enclosure holds the PCIe card only, and a separate SAS e…
by cormorant · Oct 20, 2026
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