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elscallr@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Data is written to a tape in one direction. It’s on a very long magnetic ribbon. That ribbon is wrapped around two spools.

Once you read through the data you have to wind it all the way backwards to read it front to back again.

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