The return of the cassette tape.

That’s right. The cassette tape. It’s back. IBM and Fujifilm are actively developing prototype data storage cassettes that can hold up to 35 terabytes apiece and are up to 200 times more efficient than traditional hard drives.  You can think of a data cassette like a traditional hard drive: storage is magnetic, except instead of platters that spin, you get a long piece of tape that runs back and forth. Since the tape winds up, you can fit a lot more storage into a much smaller space, and IBM’s prototype 35-terabyte drives measure just 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters by 2 centimeters.  View article…