Storagetek Tape Formats

Information about Storagetek Tape Formats

Cartridge formats

Format	Date	Capacity (GB)	Data Rate (MB/s)	Load time (sec)	Reel Configuration
4480		0.04	3	8
4490		0.80	4.5	8
9490		0.40-0.80	18-20	4.3
SD-3	1995	10-50	11-18	17
T9840A "Eagle"	1998	20	10	12	dual reel
T9840B	2001	20	19	12	dual reel
T9840C	2003	40	30	12	dual reel
T9940A	2000	60	10	59	single reel
T9940B	2002	200	30	59	single reel
T10000	2006	500	120	62	single reel

These tape formats are typically used in a mainframe environment. Drives used ESCON, FICON, Fiberchannel, or SCSI interfaces.

SD-3 (Redwood)

This format uses helical scan on a 1/2 inch tape.

T10000

The T10000 is StorageTek's latest tape drive and cartridge for mainframe systems. It holds 500 GB (native) and can transfer data at 120 MB/s (native).

External links

[https://www.sun.com/storagetek/docs/TC0049D_T10Kdrive_DS.pdf T10000 Datasheet]

• • [ edit]	Magnetic tape data storage formats
	Linear	Helical-Scan
Three Quarter Inch (~19 mm)	LINCtape (1962) - DECtape (1963)	Sony DIR (19xx) - Ampex DST (1992)
Half Inch (12.65 mm)	UNISERVO (1951) - IBM 7 Track (1952) - 9 Track (1964) - IBM 3480 (1984) - DLT (1984) - IBM 3590 (1995) - T9840 (1998) - T9940 (2000) - LTO Ultrium (2000) - T10000 (2006)	Redwood SD-3 (1995) - DTF (19xx) - SAIT (2003)
Eight Millimeter (8 mm)	Travan (1995) - IBM 3570 MP (1997) - ADR (1999)	Data8 (1987) - Mammoth (1994) - AIT (1996) - VXA (1999)
Quarter Inch (6.35 mm)	QIC (1972) - SLR (1986) - Ditto (1992)
Eighth Inch (3.81 mm)	KC Standard, Compact Cassette (1975) - DC100 (1976) - Commodore Datassette (1977) - DECtapeII (1979)	DDS/DAT (1989)
Stringy (1.58 - 1.9 mm)	Exatron Stringy floppy (1979) - ZX Microdrive (1983) - Rotronics Wafadrive (1984)

Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek)

Subsidiary of Sun Microsystems
Founded 1969
Headquarters Louisville, Colorado

Key people Patrick J. Martin, Chairman, President & CEO
Eula Adams, Vice President, Global Services
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Generations

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ZX Microdrive unit]]

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