FACOM 6470 Magnetic Tape Unit

By admin , 15 December 2015
FACOM 6470
Description

The FACOM 6470 was a high-performance magnetic tape unit from Fujitsu which used tape media compatible with the IBM 3480. It was completed in September 1987. Fujitsu previously had the FACOM 6475 cartridge type tape reader, which used VHS cartridges as media, but Fujitsu newly developed this unit, which used high-capacity, compact, easy-to-handle single reel cartridge media with international compatibility.

Year First Manufactured
1987

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