Object Record

IBM Data Cartridge

Catalog Number	12.0014.001
Title	IBM Data Cartridge
History	This small data cartridge was used in the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System, which was introduced in late 1974. The storage system combined magnetic tapes and disk drives; this cartridge contained about 770 inches of magnetic tape. Data was stored in IBM's 3336 disk pack format, which gave the tape medium the random access characteristics of disk drives. This cartridge could hold up to 50 million characters of information, about half of the amount stored on one disk pack.
Description	Canister with a slightly tapering top. Hollow. Printed on the side is "IBM 5070 8902" under the outer clear plastic canister.
Date	c. 1975
Organizations	NIH; NHLBI, Laboratory of Technical Development
Buildings	Building 10 ("CC" Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center)
NIH Property #	none
Old NIH Property #	none
Serial #	5070 8902
People	Berger, Robert L.