Tape backup for file preservation
Howard Falk · The Electronic Library · 1991
New developments in tape backup include the use of Digital Audio Tape (DAT) and data compression techniques but, before we take a look at these new features — and some of the available tape units that make use of them — a discussion of tape backup itself seems appropriate. Readers who are thoroughly familiar with tape backup can skip directly to the paragraph headed ‘Data compression for low cost units’.