Episode 180 - You Wouldn't Magnetize a Tape!
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Episode 180 - You Wouldn't Magnetize a Tape!
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The image of a mainframe is almost always accompanied by it's companion: the magnetic tape drive. For decades magnetic tape served as the medium of choice for computing. It was faster than punch cards, and more available than hard drives. But where did it come from? Is it a borrowed technology like the vacuum tube?
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