Difference between revisions of "Data storage device"
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A '''data storage device''' is a device for [[Wikipedia:Recording|recording]] (storing) [[Wikipedia:Information|information]] (data). Recording can be done using virtually any form of [[Wikipedia:Energy|energy]], spanning from manual muscle power in [[Wikipedia:Handwritting|handwriting]], to acoustic vibrations in [[Wikipedia:Phonograph|phonograph]]ic recording, to electromagnetic energy modulating [[Wikipedia:Magnetic tape|magnetic tape]] and [[Wikipedia:Optical disc|optical disc]]s. | A '''data storage device''' is a device for [[Wikipedia:Recording|recording]] (storing) [[Wikipedia:Information|information]] (data). Recording can be done using virtually any form of [[Wikipedia:Energy|energy]], spanning from manual muscle power in [[Wikipedia:Handwritting|handwriting]], to acoustic vibrations in [[Wikipedia:Phonograph|phonograph]]ic recording, to electromagnetic energy modulating [[Wikipedia:Magnetic tape|magnetic tape]] and [[Wikipedia:Optical disc|optical disc]]s. | ||
| − | + | [[File:Musica-phonograph-03.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Musica Phonograph c. 1905]] | |
= Media types = | = Media types = | ||
== [[Phonograph cylinder|Phonograph cylinders]] == | == [[Phonograph cylinder|Phonograph cylinders]] == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:00, 10 April 2013
A data storage device is a device for recording (storing) information (data). Recording can be done using virtually any form of energy, spanning from manual muscle power in handwriting, to acoustic vibrations in phonographic recording, to electromagnetic energy modulating magnetic tape and optical discs.
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Media types
Phonograph cylinders
Busy-Bee Records
Columbia Records
- Columbia cylinders (1890-?)
- Columbia concert cylinders
- Oxford indestructible cylinders (1908-1912)
Edison Bell
- Edison Bell cylinders (1890-1903)
Edison Records
- Brown wax cylinders (1895-1901)
- Edison wax Amberol cylinders (1908-1912)
- Edison Blue Amberol cylinders (1912-1929)
- Edison Concert cylinders (1898-1911)
- Cylindres Edison moulés sur or
- Edison Goldgusswalzen
- Edison Gold-Moulded cylinders (1902-1912)
- Edison Grand Opera Amberol cylinders
- Edison Records in Chinese
Electric Phono Records
- Electric Record cylinders (gold-moulded)
Indestructible Records
- Oxford indestructible cylinders (1912-1922)
Lambert Records
- Lambert concert cylinders
- Lambert cylinders "Pink Lamberts" (until 1905)
Pathé Records
- Pathé cylinders
- Pathé salon cylinders
- Stentor cylinders (Concert cylinders)
Phonographe Système Lioret
- Lioret celluloid cylinders no.1 (30-seconds)
- Lioret celluloid cylinders no.2 (1-minute)
- Lioret celluloid cylinders no.3 (2-minutes)
- Lioret celluloid cylinders no.4 (4-minutes)
- Lioret cylinders (Bébé Jumeau phonographe)
- Lioret cylinders (Eurêka)
- Lioret cylinders (Grands magasins Dufayel)
- Lioret cylinders (Lioretgraph)
- Lioret grand wax cylinders
Sterling Records
- Sterling cylinders (1904-?)
