Digital Tape Format


Digital Tape Format is a magnetic tape data storage format developed by Sony. It uses a 1/2" wide tape, in a cassette with two reels, which is written and read with a helical scan process. The format is described by the ECMA 248 and ISO/IEC 15731 standards. There are two sizes of tape cassettes, "S" and "L".

Generations

GenerationDTF-1DTF-2
Release Date19941999
"S" Capacity 1260
"L" Capacity 42200
Max Speed 1224

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