A Helpful Illustrated Guide to Computer Tapes
LTO / Ultrium
LTO / Ultrium 1
LTO 2
LTO 3
LTO 4
LTO 5
LTO 6
LTO 7
LTO 8
LTO / Ultrium 1

LTO 2

LTO 3

LTO 4

LTO 5

LTO 6

LTO 7

LTO 8

DLT / SDLT
TK50 / CompacTape
TK70 / CompacTape II
TK85 / CompacTape III / DLTtapeIII
DLTtapeIIIXT
DLTIV
SDLT1
SDLT2
TK50 / CompacTape

TK70 / CompacTape II

TK85 / CompacTape III / DLTtapeIII

DLTtapeIIIXT

DLTIV

SDLT1

SDLT2

4mm DAT / DDS
DAT/DDS 60/90m
DDS-2
DDS-3
DDS-4 / DAT40
DAT 72
DAT 160
DAT 320
DAT/DDS 60/90m

DDS-2

DDS-3

DDS-4 / DAT40

DAT 72

DAT 160

DAT 320

8mm / Data8 / Exabyte / Mammoth
Exabyte 8mm Data8
Exabyte 8mm 160mXL
Mammoth EXB-8900
Mammoth 2 (M2)
Exabyte 8mm Data8

Exabyte 8mm 160mXL

Mammoth EXB-8900

Mammoth 2 (M2)

9-track reel-to-reel 1/2" tape
800 bpi / cpi
1600 bpi / cpi
3200 bpi / cpi
6250 bpi / cpi
800 bpi / cpi
800 bpi/cpi NRZI ½” reel-to-reel 9-track magnetic tape was introduced by IBM in 1964
1600 bpi / cpi

3200 bpi / cpi

6250 bpi / cpi

Exabyte / Ecrix VXA
Exabyte Ecrix VXA V6
VXA V10
VXA V17
VXA V23
VXA X6
VXA X10
VXA X23
Exabyte Ecrix VXA V6

VXA V10

VXA V17

VXA V23

VXA X6

VXA X10

VXA X23

Sony AIT
SDX1-25C
SDX1-35C
AIT1-Turbo
SDX2-50C
AIT-E-Turbo
SDX3-100C
SDX3X-150C
SDX4-200C
SDX5-400C
SDX1-25C

SDX1-35C

AIT1-Turbo

SDX2-50C

AIT-E-Turbo

SDX3-100C

SDX3X-150C

SDX4-200C

SDX5-400C
The SDX5-400C tape stores 400GB and was released with Sony’s AIT-5 tape drive.
1/2" IBM 3480/3490E/MAGSTAR 3590/3592/TS11XX
3480 / 3490
3490E
3590 B
3590 E
3590 H
3592
TS1120
TS1130
TS1140
TS1150
TS1155
3480 / 3490

3490E

3590 B

3590 E

3590 H

3592

TS1120

TS1130

TS1140

TS1150

TS1155

QIC / Quarter Inch Cartridges
DC300
DC300XL
DC600A
DC6150
DC6250 / SLR1
DC6525 / SLR2
Magnus 1.2 / SLR3
Magnus 2.5 / SLR4
DC300
DC300XL

DC600A

DC6150

DC6250 / SLR1

DC6525 / SLR2

Magnus 1.2 / SLR3

Magnus 2.5 / SLR4

SLR / MLR (Tandberg)
SLR5-8GB
SLR6/SLR24
MLR1/SLR32
SLR7/40
MLR3/SLR50
SLR60
SLR75
SLR100
SLR140
SLR5-8GB

SLR6/SLR24

MLR1/SLR32

SLR7/40

MLR3/SLR50

SLR60

SLR75

SLR100

SLR140

Mini-QIC / DC2xxx / QD2XXX / Irwin / colorado / DITTO/ TRAVAN
DECTape II TU58
DC2000 / XL
DC2080
DC2120
MC3000XL
TR1
QIC3020
TR2
TR3
TR4
TR5
DECTape II TU58

DC2000 / XL
QIC Mini Cartridge (MC)
were similar to the larger QIC tapes but in a smaller format (2 3⁄8 inches (60 mm) by 3 1⁄8 inches (79 mm) in size) originally released for use with QIC-40 drives. The DC2000 has a native capacity of 40MB. The longer 2000XL stores 60MB. Sony branded these tapes QD-2000
DC2080

DC2120

MC3000XL

TR1

QIC3020

TR2

TR3

TR4

TR5

Sony DTF1 / DTF2
Sony GW-240S DTF
GW-730L
GW2-60GS DTF2
GW2-200GL
Sony GW-240S DTF
Sony released the Digital Tape Format in 1994. The GW-240S held 12GB
GW-730L

GW2-60GS DTF2

GW2-200GL
