StorageTek tape formats

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1 Cartridge formats
- 1.1 SD-3 (Redwood)
- 1.2 T10000
2 External links

[edit] Cartridge formats

Format	Date	Capacity (GB)	Data Rate (MB/s)	Load time (sec)	Reel Configuration	Announcement
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	[1]
T9940A	2000	60	10	59	single reel	[2]
T9940B	2002	200	30	59	single reel
T10000	2006	500	120	62	single reel	[3]

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

[edit] SD-3 (Redwood)

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

[edit] 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).

[edit] External links

T10000 Datasheet

view • talk • 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) - IBM 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)	Exabyte (1987) - Mammoth (1994) - AIT (1996) - VXA (1999)
Quarter Inch (6.35 mm)	QIC (1972) - SLR (1986)
Four Millimeter (3.8 mm)	DC100 (1976) - DECtapeII (1979)	DDS/DAT (1989)
One Eighth Inch (3.18 mm)	KC Standard, Compact Cassette (1975) - Datassette (1977)
Stringy (1.58 - 1.9 mm)	Exatron Stringy Floppy (1979) - ZX Microdrive (1983) - Rotronics Wafadrive (1984)