Magnetic recording control apparatus
US5327535A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0682
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic recording control apparatus includes conventional magnetic recording media, a large capacity type magnetic recording medium having a memory capacity corresponding to the sum of the capacities of a plurality of conventional magnetic recording media, recording unit for recording data of a plurality of conventional magnetic recording media to the large capacity type magnetic recording medium using a virtual volume corresponding to the recording capacity of one conventional magnetic recording medium and control data relating to the virtual volume as one recording unit, and/or division unit for dividing a data buffer for temporarily storing the data of the large capacity type magnetic recording medium into logical devices corresponding to the conventional magnetic recording media.
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