NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real Nerds [Unofficial]Fujifilm LTO Ultrium 10 40TB tape cartridge arrives in the US proving tape storage is not dead yet
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/fujifilm-lto10-40tb-tape/
Brian Greenberg 
Months after Elon Musk's DOGE crusade to wipe it out, LTO tape storage is bigger than ever. It is tempting to write off tape storage as relics from a bygone era but its recent performance says otherwise. With 176.5 exabytes shipped in 2024 — up 15.4% year over year — LTO tape is carving out a strategic niche in the surge of AI and ML workloads.
TL;DR
⚙️ Record 176.5 EB shipped in 2024
🔐 Tape offers cost‑effective, long‑term durability
📈 Fueled by AI/ML archival demand
🚀 LTO roadmap plans up to 576 TB per cartridge
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/months-after-elon-musks-doge-crusade-to-wipe-it-out-lto-tape-storage-is-bigger-than-ever-a-record-176-5-exabytes-shipped-in-2024-the-fourth-consecutive-year-of-growth
#tapestorage #AI #ML #datainfrastructure #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #datastorage #bigdata #data #storagemanagement #storage
Months after Elon Musk's DOGE crusade to wipe it out, LTO tape storage is bigger than ever — a record 176.5 exabytes shipped in 2024, the fourth consecutive year of growth
Perhaps the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) backed the wrong horse in dismissing tape as ‘old technology.’
ColinI don't know if folks are aware of this sweet lil #HomeBrew relay computer project being developed by #DiPDoT on #YouTube but here's their latest cool upload.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BchBTWFFl-U
#Relay #Relays #RelayComputer #RelayProcessor #BreadBoard #TapeStorage also #BenEater fans should enjoy this.
Relay Computer - Tape Storage (Part III)
Arkadiusz Sikorski1973 Room with ZAM-41 Beta computer. In the foreground from the left - operator's desk, Facit paper tape punch and Lorenz teletype. In the background workers at PT-2 tape memories. / The Capital Center of Electronic Computing Technology
- a 24-bit machine word divided into 4 characters of 6 bits and 3 characters of 8 bits
- single-address instructions with 15-bit address
- character set did not contain lowercase lettersspeed:
- over 30,000 fixed-point instructions per second
- memory read cycle: 6 or 10 µs[4]
- access time: 3.5 or 6 µs
#PJEG #JOM #SAS41 #SAKO #Algol #EOL #COBOL
Total produced: 16 pcs.
#zam #polish #poland #computers #calculations #pt2 #tapestorage #electronic #oldtech #history #oldcomputers #lorenz #teletype #tewa #imm #warsaw
proedieImagine #NiklasLuhmann would have used a computer to build his #zettelkasten. How would the system had looked and behaved like in the 60s -- #tapestorage and all?