Quasi-randomly/serially accessible mass storage medium

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1991-07-29

1992-05-12

Ryan, Patrick J.

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Structurally defined web or sheet

Including variation in thickness

428157, 428192, 428906, 428913, 360134, B32B 300

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active

051126702

ABSTRACT:
An information-bearing tape is caused to have a stepped profile. More particularly, the tape is caused to have a non-uniform cross section of lesser thickness adjacent one edge of the tape than at another portion of the tape. When the tape is wound, gaps remain between adjacent loops of tape along the one edge. These gaps may be used in conjunction with a suitable information sensor to access the tape in a quasi-random manner. Once the information sensor has been inserted in the gap next to the right tape loop, at most a single rotation of the tape drive is needed to access any information located in that tape loop. In effect, the tape loops define independently accessible cylinders.

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