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IBM and Fuji Announce Tape Storage Breakthrough

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the data-in-a-volkswagon dept.

robkill writes "IBM and Fuji have announced a breakthrough in the amount of data that can be stored on magnetic tape, a 15X improvement to 6.67 billion bits of data per square inch. IBM estimates that it will be 5 years before this hits the mass market"

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  1. Re:Death? by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When a 500 GB hard drive costs $75, can be thrown across the room and have a chance of working, weighs the same as a tape and can be easily inserted/removed in bulk with software management and barcode readers to keep track of it all for you.

    Until then, tape will stick around. I have a feeling it might be a while.