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  • IBM's monster tape will take three days to fill

    01/26/2010 12:47:20 PM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 27 replies · 858+ views
    The Register ^ | 26th January 2010 14:57 GMT | Chris Mellor
    35TB cartridge poses whole new set of problems IBM Research has devised technology with FujiFilm to create a 35TB capacity tape, but it will take 3 days to write the data at LTO5 speeds. The new hyper-capacity half inch tape technology has been successfully read and written at a 29.5bn bits/sq in areal density, which means a tape capacity of 35TB according to the researchers. This is said to be 44 times the 800MB raw density of LTO4 tape. From a technological point of view the gee whiz factor is impressive. The media is FujiFilm's Nanocubic tape, with an ultra-fine,...