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Definition: magnetic tape formats
Following are the various magnetic tape cartridges and cassettes that have been on the market. Today, LTO is the only thriving format. See LTO, bit rot, magnetic tape and magnetic tape and disk.
An LTO Cartridge
Old Tape Formats
The following tape drives are no longer manufactured, although media may still be found. In order to read these tapes, the appropriate tape drive must be available, and drivers for such hardware may not work in current operating systems.
Linear Tape Open (LTO) is the only tape drive technology that continues to be manufactured. See LTO.
The following tape drives are no longer manufactured, although media may still be found. In order to read these tapes, the appropriate tape drive must be available, and drivers for such hardware may not work in current operating systems.