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Apparatus for writing signal density information on a magnetic medium

US4819092A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1987
Grant dateApr 4, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus is disclosed for using a head having narrow write gap to write tracks of information on a tape for subsequent reading by other apparatus including apparatus having heads with a wide read gap. An inter track erase operation is performed prior to the writing operation. Density information is written on a plurality of tracks to indicate the flux reversal signal density used for the writing of user data elsewhere on the tape.

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