What is there to know about magnetic storage mediums?
from CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Sep 19:24
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42331360

Modern formulations are proprietary and almost certainly require a cleanroom, but the basic concept has existed for a century. I’d assume there’s a history out there beyond what little Wikipedia offers.

Would I be able to DIY a tape that could store tens of megabytes of data, at least?

Edit: This adjacent wiki might have more to say on it, based on the reply I got. I assume digital data amounts to a much higher frequency of recording, though.

I do know audio cassette tapes were used repurposed for digital storage in the early PC era. Was there a noticeable difference based on quality and type of tape?

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