- Data Storage Technology
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This article is about the Ampex product. For the general topic, see Data storage (disambiguation).
Data Storage Technology (DST) is a 19 mm (3/4") wide magnetic tape data storage format created by Ampex in 1992. The DST format was also made by Ampex as a digital videotape format, DCT, using the same design of cassette. DST is relatively high capacity and high speed, especially compared to other tape technologies available in the 1990s. There are 3 standard tape cartridge sizes compatible with each generation, "Small", "Medium", and "Large".
Generations
Generation Original Double Density Quad Density Release Date 1992 1996 2000 "Small" Capacity (GB) 25 50 100 "Medium" Capacity (GB) 75 150 300 "Large" Capacity (GB) 115 330 660 Max Speed (MB/s) 15 20 External links
- Entry in Computer Desktop Encyclopedia [1] (Search for "DST")
- Ampex's History [2] (Search for "DST")
Magnetic tape data storage formats Linear Three quarter inch (19 mm) Half inch (12.7 mm) Eight millimeter (8 mm) Quarter inch (6.35 mm) "Eighth" (0.15) inch (3.81 mm) KC Standard, Compact Cassette (1975) · HP DC100 (1976) · Commodore Datasette (1977) · DECtapeII (1979)Stringy (1.58–1.9 mm) Helical Three quarter inch (19 mm) Half inch (12.7 mm) Eight millimeter (8 mm) Four millimeter (3.81 mm) DDS/DAT (1989)This computer hardware article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.