Open Reels
Initially, magnetic tape for data storage was wound on large (10.5 in/26.67 cm) reels. This defacto standard for large computer systems persisted through the late 1980s. Tape cartridges and cassettes were available as early as the mid 1970s and were frequently used with small computer systems. With the introduction of the IBM 3480 cartridge in 1984, large computer systems started to move away from open reel tapes and towards cartridges.
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“I am Black because I come from the earth’s inside
now take my word for jewel in the open light.”
—Audre Lorde (b. 1934)