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Apple Tape Backup 40SC

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Introduced
  
1987 (1987)

Type
  
Tape drive

Ports
  
2 SCSI ports

Discontinued
  
1994 (1994)

Connection
  
SCSI

Power consumption
  
15 – 60 watts

Apple Tape Backup 40SC

The Apple Tape Backup 40SC is an external, SCSI-interfaced, 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) QIC, mini-cartridge tape drive. It was first introduced by Apple, Inc. in 1987 and discontinued in 1994. The drive came bundled with backup software. The drive is also compatible with the tape software included with A/UX.

Technical specifications

  • Recording media: Industry-standard, DC 2000 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) QIC mini-cartridge.
  • Formatted capacity: 38.5 megabytes.
  • Block size: 8,192 bytes.
  • Transfer rate: 1.25 megabyte per second.
  • Interface: SCSI. Connected directly to Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE or Macintosh II via a 50-pin SCSI port or to a compatible hard disk drive.
  • Volume backup time: Approximately 17–18 minutes per 20 megabytes.

    • References

    Apple Tape Backup 40SC Wikipedia
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