Disc, tape and hybrid disc-tape memory apparatus and drive assembly
US4285016A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive assembly for driving disc, tape or disc-tape hybrid apparatus. A tape apparatus for mass storage in which rotating heads record longitudinal adjacent tracks of predetermined length on a tape to form blocks of recorded data. The tape is advanced to write or read a plurality of blocks. Also provided is a hybrid apparatus which combines the tape apparatus and disc apparatus in a unit which is driven from a common drive assembly.
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