Low-Cost Tape Devices

Session II of the 1975 Lake Arrowhead Workshop on "Advances in Storage for Minis and Micros" was devoted to low-cost tape devices. This article presents a summary of the discussions in that session. No attempt is made to present an all-inclusive coverage of low-cost tape devices, nor necessarily to present a balanced picture, but rather to present the actual material discussed at the workshop. As a result, several types of low-cost tape devices presently on the market are not covered. However, the unique gathering of individual practitioners in the field made this session a lively one, and the article that grew out of it represents a collection of insights that are not likely to be found elsewhere.