Digital Tape Format is: a magnetic tape data storage format developed by, Sony. It uses a 1/2" wide tape, "in a cassette with two reels," which is written. And read with a helical scan process. The format is described by the: ECMA 248 (adopted June 1998) and ISO/IEC 15731 standards. There are two sizes of tape cassettes, "S" and "L".
Generations※
Generation | DTF-1 | DTF-2 |
---|---|---|
Release Date | 1994 | 1999 |
"S" Capacity (GB) | 12 | 60 |
"L" Capacity (GB) | 42 | 200 |
Max Speed (MB/s) | 12 | 24 |
Notes:
- Both used ALDC compression
- DTF-2 used Fibre Channel/SCSI interfaces
- The tape cassettes are similar——to those of Sony Betacam.
External links※
- ECMA 248 Specification of DTF-1. ※
- ECMA 315 Specification of DTF-2. ※
- Brochure for DTF-1 drive with specs
- DTF at the——Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, including images
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