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'''] ] cassette''' formats introduced to the ] and consumer markets: '''] cassette''' formats introduced to the ] and consumer markets:


*] (or DAT) is the most well-known, and had some success as an audio storage format among professionals and "prosumers" before the prices of ] and solid-state ]-based ] devices dropped in the late 1990s. Hard-drive recording has mostly made DAT obsolete, as ]s offer more editing versatility than tape, and easier importation into ]s (DAWs) and ] (NLE) systems. *] (or DAT) is the most well-known, and had some success as an audio storage format among professionals and "prosumers" before the prices of ] and solid-state ]-based ] devices dropped in the late 1990s. Hard-drive recording has mostly made DAT obsolete, as ]s offer more editing versatility than tape, and easier importation into ]s (DAWs) and ] (NLE) systems.
*] was intended as a digital replacement for the mass-market ], but received very little attention or adaptation. Its failure is generally attributed to higher production costs than ], and lukewarm reception by consumers. *] was intended as a digital replacement for the mass-market ], but received very little attention or adaptation. Its failure is generally attributed to higher production costs than ], durability and lukewarm reception by consumers.


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'''Analog cassettes used as digital data storage:''' == Analog cassettes used as digital data storage ==
*Historically, the ] which was originally designed for ] storage of music was used as an alternative to ]s in the late 1970s and early 1980s to provide ] for ]s. *Historically, the ] which was originally designed for ] storage of music was used as an alternative to ]s in the late 1970s and early 1980s to provide ] for ]s.
** There is a number of ] that all use the same analog compact audio cassette tape media.
*The ] system uses ] tapes to record 8 synchronized digital audiotracks at once. *The ] system uses ] tapes to record 8 synchronized digital audiotracks at once.
*There have also been several audio recording systems which used ] ] as storage devices and ] transports, generally by encoding the digital data to be recorded into an analog ] signal (which resembles static) and then recording this to ]. These systems were generally used as "mixdown" recorders, to record the finished mix from a ] in preparation for the manufacture of a vinyl record, cassette tape, or CD. An example was the ]. *There have also been several audio recording systems which used ] ] as storage devices and ] transports, generally by encoding the digital data to be recorded into an analog ] signal (which resembles static) and then recording this to ]. These systems were generally used as "mixdown" recorders, to record the finished mix from a ] in preparation for the manufacture of a vinyl record, cassette tape, or CD. An example was the ].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60 |title=Billboard |date=1982-11-06 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=37 |language=en}}
</ref> Another example is the Sony ] series.
*Several companies sold VHS backup solutions in the 80s and 90s where data was converted to a video image which was then saved on a VHS tape . *Several companies sold VHS backup solutions in the 80s and 90s where data was converted to a video image which was then saved on a VHS tape.
** the ] ( {{US Patent|4380047A}} )
** the Metrum Model 64 on S-VHS tape,<ref>
W. Curtis Preston.
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** the Danmere Backer tape backup system,<ref>
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2017.
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David Grossman.
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** the ] Videotrax<ref>
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** the Legacy Storage Systems International VAST (Variable Array Storage)<ref>
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Linda S. Kempster.
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** The S2 VLBI system at three NASA Deep Space Network complexes and over 20 other radio telescopes stores digital data on SVHS tapes.<ref>
William T. Petrachenko et. al.
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2000.
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== References == == References ==
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Digital audio cassette formats introduced to the professional audio and consumer markets:

Digital videocassettes include:

Analog cassettes used as digital data storage

  • Historically, the compact audio cassette which was originally designed for analog storage of music was used as an alternative to disk drives in the late 1970s and early 1980s to provide data storage for home computers.
  • The ADAT system uses Super VHS tapes to record 8 synchronized digital audiotracks at once.
  • There have also been several audio recording systems which used VHS video recorders as storage devices and video tape transports, generally by encoding the digital data to be recorded into an analog composite video signal (which resembles static) and then recording this to magnetic tape. These systems were generally used as "mixdown" recorders, to record the finished mix from a multi-track recorder in preparation for the manufacture of a vinyl record, cassette tape, or CD. An example was the Dbx Model 700. Another example is the Sony PCM adaptor series.
  • Several companies sold VHS backup solutions in the 80s and 90s where data was converted to a video image which was then saved on a VHS tape.
    • the Corvus "Mirror" ( U.S. patent 4380047A )
    • the Metrum Model 64 on S-VHS tape,
    • the Danmere Backer tape backup system,
    • the Alpha Microsystems Videotrax
    • the Legacy Storage Systems International VAST (Variable Array Storage)
    • the ArVid
    • the Video Backup System Amiga,
    • The S2 VLBI system at three NASA Deep Space Network complexes and over 20 other radio telescopes stores digital data on SVHS tapes.

References

  1. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-11-06. p. 37.
  2. W. Curtis Preston. "Unix backup and recovery". 1999. p. 646.
  3. Samantha Cole. "How to Save Files From a PC to a VHS Tape". 2017.
  4. David Grossman. "In the 90s Your Spare VHS Could Be a Backup Hard Drive". 2017.
  5. "Backer: Storing data on VHS tapes (2003)".
  6. "Legacy mass storage servers will store digitized wilderness maps". 1995.
  7. "Video Backup System Amiga".
  8. Linda S. Kempster. A Media Maniac’s Guide to Removable Mass Storage Media.
  9. William T. Petrachenko et. al. "The S2 VLBI System: DAS, RT/PT, and Correlator". 2000.
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