Digital Data Storage - Generations

Generations

Format Date Tape Width
(mm)
Tape Length
(m)
Native Capacity
(GB)
Capacity Compressed
(GB)
Data Transfer Speed
(MB/s)
DDS-1 1989 3.81 60/90 1.3/2.0 2.6/4 0.18
DDS-2 1993 3.81 120 4.0 8 0.6
DDS-3 1996 3.81 125 12.0 24 1.1
DDS-4 1999 3.81 150 20.0 40 3.2
DAT-72 2003 3.81 170 36.0 72 3.2
DAT-160 2007 8 154 80 160 6.9
DAT-320 2009 8 160 320 12
(Gen 8) 2012? 8 ~300 ? >16

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