FACOM 401A Magazine File

By admin , 15 December 2015
401A Magazine File
Description

The FACOM 401A Magazine File was a magnetic tape unit from Fujitsu, completed in 1967. It was the first Japanese made unit to employ tape cartridge media. At the time, there was a need for compact input/output devices, priced similar to paper tape devices, and featuring the high-density recording of a magnetic tape unit together with the reusability of data media. The FACOM 401A Magazine File employed magnetic tape cartridges, and was developed for small systems such as the FACOM 230-10.

Year First Manufactured
1967

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