Microcomputer Peripheral, Silicon Graphics External Tape Drive
date: label: date made
content: ca 2010
name: label: maker
content: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: The light gray external Digital Data Storage (DDS) tape drive has a scsi interface cable (small computer system interface) and power cord. The tape drive uses 4mm magnetic tapes, known as DAT (digital audio tape). One end of the SCSI interface cable has a 68-pin male connector (connects to the microcomputer) and the other end has a 50-pin male connector (connects to the tape drive).
label: Description
content: This type of tape drive was commonly used as off-line storage and for generating backup copies of working data.
label: Description
content: For related microcomputer, see 2016.0057.01.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Computers
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Glenn Cholister
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0057.04
label: accession number
content: 2016.0057
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0057.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microcomputer peripheral, external tape drive
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 cm x 31.5 cm x 29 cm; 2 3/4 in x 12 13/32 in x 11 13/32 in
label: Measurements
content: tape drive: 7 cm x 19.5 cm x 29 cm; 2 3/4 in x 7 11/16 in x 11 13/32 in
label: Measurements
content: scsi interface cable: 94 m; 308 13/32 ft
label: Measurements
content: power cord: 151 cm; 59 7/16 in