Tape drive

Columns: Year | Manufacturer | Model | Capacity | Advancements
1975 | ( various ) | Kansas City standard | Use of standard audio cassettes | 1977 | Commodore International | Commodore Datasette | 1978 KB | Also used standard audio cassettes | 1980 | Cipher | ( F880 ? ) | RAM buffer to mask start-stop delays | 1984 | IBM | 3480 | 200 MB | Internal takeup reel with automatic tape takeup mechanism . Thin-film magnetoresistive ( MR ) head | 1984 | DEC | TK50 | 94 MB | Digital Linear Tape ( DLT ) line of products | 1986 | IBM | 3480 | 400 MB | Hardware data compression ( IDRC algorithm ) | 1987 | Exabyte / Sony | EXB-8200 | 2.4 GB | First helical digital tape drive Elimination of the capstan and pinch-roller system

Example questions:
What is the model name of the tape drive whose manufacturer began in 1911 and was founded in Endicott , New York ? | What is the model name of the tape drive whose manufacturer was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto , California ? | What is the model name of the tape drive whose manufacturer is formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company ? | What is the model name of the tape drive whose manufacturer had a long list of mergers that formed Unisys ?

Answers:
726 | DDS3 | Quarter Inch Cartridge | UNISERVO