Japan's Hitachi to Raise up to $4.5 Billion: Sources Nov 15, 2009
Hitachi launched a $3 billion bid earlier this year to make five listed units, including magnetic tape maker Hitachi Maxell. and plant engineering firm Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd, wholly-owned. (ABC News -- Wire)
E-Infrastructures Give Real Boost To Virtual Observatories Nov 2, 2009
My institute, the Strasbourg astronomical data centre (CDS), was set up to offer access to data in the early 70s, with punch card access, printouts and magnetic tape, she recalls. They would send us letters asking for the data they wanted. (Science Daily)
Imation narrows losses in Q3 Oct 21, 2009
However, its magnetic tape business continued to be under pressure, with revenue declines in the same range as recent quarters, he said. sblack@bizjournals. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
With e-mail, traces are hard to erase Oct 7, 2009
And to make sure no messages are lost during a catastrophic computer breakdown, the e-mail companies make regular backup copies of the stored messages, usually onto cheap magnetic tape cartridges. Those just-in-case backups aren t supposed to last forever. (Boston Globe)
Woman's death row appeal rejected Oct 6, 2009
"Holmes destroyed this tape by sneaking it into the ladies' room and flushing the magnetic tape down the toilet, after substituting a blank tape in the stack of taped statements that had been left unsecured on a detective's desk," according the the state's brief. Police also suspect she flushed jewelry she had been wearing, which they suggested may have been stolen from the Brandons. (CNN -- Law)
were collecting too much data Sep 1, 2009
Among the 200 crates of handwritten letters, draft typescripts and lab notes, Dr. John discovered 26 cartons containing vintage floppy computer disks, reels of 9-track magnetic tape, stacks of 80-column punch cards, optical storage cards and punched paper tapes meant for computing devices dating to the 1960s. These files likely contained crucial drafts of research papers, emails and other information that could illuminate an influential life of science, as recorded through 40 years of computing... (Harper's Magazine)
Real-life guitar hero: Les Paul Aug 15, 2009
His sound experiments with magnetic tape began when advanced German tape recorders were discovered by GIs liberating Berlin. A few were brought to the States and one was given to Bing Crosby, then a friend of Les's. (Christian Science Monitor)
Infinite Playlist Aug 3, 2009
Few recordings from the period before magnetic tape have such presence. The well-drilled brilliance of the NBC orchestra comes through, as does Toscanini s passion for Wagner, whom the Nazis had tried to annex as propaganda, and whom the Maestro was imperiously taking back. (New Yorker)
Saving Money with Green Data Storage Technology Jul 22, 2009
Technologies such as magnetic tape or removable hard disk drives that do not need power when they are not in use can be used for storing inactive and dormant data. Avoiding energy use can be part of an approach for addressing power, cooling, floor space and environmental (PCFE) challenges, particularly for servers, storage and networks that do not need to be used or accessible at all times. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
MOON PICTURES: 1960s Orbiter Images Restored Jul 17, 2009
But some NASA scientists had the foresight to make magnetic tape recordings of the radio-wave transmissions mid-way through the process. Now, after recovering the decades-old recordings and refurbishing outdated tape drives, a team of volunteers has begun digitizing the most famous images from the 1960s Lunar Orbiter missions with much-improved clarity and detail. (National Geographic)
Time running out to find flight's data recorders Jun 29, 2009
The older recorders used one-quarter inch magnetic tape as a storage medium and the newer ones digital technology and memory chips. Both recorders were installed in the most crash survivable part of the aircraft, usually the tail section, according to the NTSB.. (CNN -- World)
Nevada toughens data protection law with crypto, PCI Jun 24, 2009
Data collectors must also encrypt personal information stored on any device or medium (including any portable device or medium such as a laptop, thumb drive, mobile phone, CD or magnetic tape) that is moved "beyond the logical or physical controls" of the data collector or its data storage vendor. This requirement imposes a clear obligation to monitor and enforce compliance by vendors. (Search Security, MA)
> Business Profile: Santa Clara firm offers custom engineering IT Jun 18, 2009
Magnetic tape, a data storage medium, was one of the key enabling technologies in the development of computers. At the time, CMT was moving 30,000 tapes a month because that s where the technology was, but Klein didn t look forward enough and see where the customers needs were going. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
U.C. Berkeley Device Could Store Data for Billion Years Jun 4, 2009
There are currently many different kinds of memory storage devices including magnetic disks, magnetic tape and optical disks but these devices are not suitable for long-term storage because they can degrade over time, according to Will Gannett, a graduate student in physics working on the project. "To come up with a longer-lived replacement for these technologies, a first step is to find a single bit that can store your data for a suitable length of time," Gannett said. (Fox News)
It's official - Neil Armstrong did make a 'poetic' slip on the Moon Jun 4, 2009
They have been taken from the original magnetic tape recordings made at Johnson Space Center, Houston, which have recently been re-digitised to make uncompressed, higher-fidelity audio recordings. These are discernibly clearer than earlier, more heavily compressed recordings used by the Australian investigation. (BBC News -- Americas)
I-90 becomes a market for local produce May 31, 2009
Mullan said drivers were never overcharged because the magnetic tape on the tickets continued to charge the correct rates. But the story of the land of misfit toll tickets does not end yet. (Boston Globe)
Research and Markets: 2009 U.S. Integrated Record Production & Distribution Industry Report Apr 18, 2009
Magnetic tape (audio): pre-recorded. Master records or tapes, preparation of. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dateline: Historic Fort Meade Mar 4, 2009
A new computer installed at a cost of $23,000, which works on a magnetic tape system instead of the punch card system, is in operation at Fort Meade Computer Service, 15 West Broadway, according to Earl Powers, company head. The L700 is designed to provide customers with a detailed audit trail. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Return of the dictators - an introduction to digital dictation Feb 26, 2009
Digital dictation toolsAlong with the 8-track and cassettes, magnetic tape dictation machines are becoming objects of historical curiosity. Manufacturers such as Philips, Grundig and Olympus have migrated to handheld digital devices, while almost any contemporary mobile phone will have a note-recording facility. (Accounting Web, UK)
AUDIO: Listen to "Azar" by Venice is Sinking Feb 21, 2009
Wire recorders were all the rage in the 1940s before the advent of magnetic tape. They kind of look like small reel-to-reel tape machines, but instead of using tape to capture the sound, everything is recorded on these tiny spools of really thin piano wire. (Athens Banner-Herald)
