capstan tape drive
1Tape drive — DDS tape drive. Above, from left right: DDS 4 tape (20 GB), 112m Data8 tape (2.5 GB), QIC DC 6250 tape (250 MB), and a 3.5 floppy disk (1.44 MB) A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and performs digital recording, writes data on a… …
2Capstan (tape recorder) — Capstans are rotating spindles used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder. The tape is threaded between the capstan and one or more rubber covered wheel, called a pinch roller , which presses against the capstan, thus… …
3Tape recorder — For the tape systems used for computer data, see tape drive. A reel to reel tape recorder. An audio tape recorder, tape deck, reel to reel tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is an audio storage device that records and plays back sounds,… …
49 track tape — The IBM System/360, released in 1964, introduced what is now generally known as 9 track tape. The magnetic tape is 1/2 inch (12.65 mm) wide, with 8 data tracks and one parity track for a total of 9 parallel tracks. Data is stored as 8 bit… …
5Digital Linear Tape — A Super DLT I tape cartridge Digital Linear Tape (DLT) (previously called CompacTape) is a magnetic tape data storage technology developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1984 onwards. In 1994 the technology was purchased by Quantum… …
6The Capstan Shafts — is the musical project of American lo fi artist Dean Wells. He has been releasing material under the Capstan Shafts name since 1999, through various indie labels such as Yellow Mica, Asaurus and Abandoned Love. Most of his albums are very cheap… …
7Compact Cassette — A TDK D C60 cassette, a common speech quality tape with a 60 minute playing time, in a housing similar to that of the original Compact Cassette specification …
8Nakamichi — Corporation Limited Type Subsidiary of Grande Holdings Ltd Industry Electronics Founded Tokyo, Japan (1948) …
9Mini-Cassette — Media type magnetic tape Encoding analog signal Capacity 30 minutes …
10Cassette deck — A cassette deck is a type of tape recorder for playing or recording audio compact cassettes. A deck was formerly distinguished from a recorder as being part of a stereo component system, while a recorder had a self contained power amplifier (and… …
