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Storing data on a VHS tape was a thing in the early 1980s. I worked on an AlphaMicro "minicomputer" with this feature. https://manualzz.com/doc/o/9paan/amos-sy

• jakderrida 3y ago
  On your set top box, you'll find a bunch of inactive ports on the back. One of them (I don't remember which) is there from an outdated law which was to bolster some digital VHS technology. I think it's called like VHS-D. I learned this being a FiOs technician and would look up any frequent question asked over and over again at the end of installs.
  • pronoiac 3y ago
    From memory: it was a FireWire port, which could connect to D-VHS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS
    • jakderrida 3y ago
      Thank you so much! I was afraid to say it was the "FireWire" because it seemed anachronistic in my head.
• zblah 3y ago
  Both the Commodore 64 and Amiga had this. https://members.optusnet.com.au/spacetaxi64/MAIN/VFL-Video-fast-loader-C64.htm https://members.optusnet.com.au/spacetaxi64/MAIN/VFL-Video-f...
  • Keyframe 3y ago
    exactly. VBS was quite popular on Amiga.