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Tapes are not strictly sequential, they are also a 2D medium, admittedly with one sequential dimension: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open#Physical

by fh973 3y ago

Tapes are not strictly sequential, they are also a 2D medium, admittedly with one sequential dimension: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open#Physical_structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open#Physical_stru... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open#Positioning_times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open#Positioning_t...