To that end, IBM, NCR and RCA introduced magnetic card storage that held more data than RAMAC and were peripherals to the computer systems already in use. These mechanical marvels recorded strips ...

but there was a time when persistent storage was considerably less easy to achieve. A 1970s programmable calculator from Sharp approached the problem with magnetic strips on special cards ...

[smbaker] is placing his magnetic bubble memory module to work in a Heathkit ... the design and construction of a dedicated support card which hosts the module itself along with all of the ...

Why it matters: Many users, including staffers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), likely consider magnetic tape storage severely outdated. Despite being around for several decades ...