History (1964): DECtape

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DECtape (1964 – 1980s)

DECtape was designed by Digital Equipment Corporation for use as a tape storage system for its PDP line of computers, and was introduced in 1964.

It is a ¾-inch tape format, originally based on a similar format called LINCtape, but with its tape travelling in the opposite direction.

DECtape was a very reliable storage medium, and one reason was that the tape was laminated, with the magnetic layer between two layers of mylar.