Magnetic Tape Data Storage - Chronological List of Tape Formats

Chronological List of Tape Formats

  • 1951 - UNISERVO
  • 1952 - IBM 7 track
  • 1958 - TX-2 Tape System
  • 1961 - Hypertape
  • 1962 - LINCtape
  • 1963 - DECtape
  • 1964 - 9 Track
  • 1964 - Magnetic tape selectric typewriter
  • 1966 - 8-Track Tape
  • 1972 - Quarter-inch cartridge (QIC)
  • 1975 - KC standard, Compact Cassette
  • 1976 - DC100
  • 1977 - Tarbell Cassette Interface
  • 1977 - Commodore Datasette
  • 1979 - DECtape II cartridge
  • 1979 - Exatron Stringy Floppy
  • 1983 - ZX Microdrive
  • 1984 - Rotronics Wafadrive
  • 1984 - IBM 3480 cartridge
  • 1984 - Digital Linear Tape (DLT)
  • 1986 - SLR
  • 1987 - Data8
  • 1989 - Digital Data Storage (DDS) on Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
  • 1992 - Ampex DST
  • 1994 - Mammoth
  • 1995 - IBM 3590
  • 1995 - StorageTek Redwood SD-3
  • 1995 - Travan
  • 1996 - AIT
  • 1997 - IBM 3570 MP
  • 1998 - StorageTek T9840
  • 1999 - VXA
  • 2000 - StorageTek T9940
  • 2000 - LTO Ultrium
  • 2003 - SAIT
  • 2006 - StorageTek T10000
  • 2007 - IBM 3592
  • 2008 - IBM TS1130

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