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[[File:FoodCards.jpg|thumb|[[Christine Chapel|Chapel]] with an array of [[food]] cards.]]
'''Tapes''' were a type of [[23rd century]] memory storage medium, resembling [[20th century]] floppy discs but with far greater capacity. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Cage]]", "[[And the Children Shall Lead]]", "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]", "[[The Menagerie]]", "[[The Lights of Zetar]]", [[Obsession]])
 
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[[File:Data card.jpg|thumb|23rd century tape technology is introduced to the [[22nd century]] [[mirror universe]].]]
''Considering the memory storage capabilities of 23rd Century computers, it is unclear why such a medium would be necessary, unless it became a security measure to safeguard information from being downloaded by alien scans.''
 
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'''Microtapes''', also called '''tapes''', were a type of [[computer]] memory storage medium used by [[Earth]] and [[Federation]] space exploration vessels from the [[21st century|21st]] through the [[23rd century|23rd centuries]].
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In [[2065]], the [[recorder marker]] of the {{SS|Valiant}} was so equipped. When the marker was recovered by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2265]], both [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Science Officer]] [[Spock]] hoped that "''its tapes were still intact''" despite the age of the marker and its distressed condition. Spock later commented that the tapes were burned out, but he was able to interpolate data stored in the [[memory bank]]s. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
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Whatever the mechanics of these tapes might be, they are susceptible to being scanned and understood by advanced races. The [[Talosian]]s did so in [[2254]], as well as [[Balok]] in [[2266]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Corbomite Maneuver}})
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{{class|Constitution}} vessels routinely carried a large number of entertainment tapes; more than other class vessels, including the ''[[Antares]]''. ({{TOS|Charlie X}})
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In addition, the [[sensor]]s aboard ''Constitution''-class vessels maintained "microtape" records. In [[2267]], the {{USS|Constellation|NCC-1017}}'s tapes were pulled and [[transporter|beamed]] to the ''Enterprise'' for analysis of the [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
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A version of these tapes resembled [[20th century]] floppy discs but with far greater capacity. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II|Tomorrow is Yesterday|And the Children Shall Lead}}, {{e|The Lights of Zetar}}, {{e|Obsession}}; {{TAS|The Survivor}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
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== See also ==
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* [[Data card]]
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* [[Data crystal]]
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* [[Data disk]]
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* [[Memory tape]]
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* [[Verism tape]]
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==External links==
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* {{NCwiki}}
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* {{NCwiki|Data card}}
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* {{wikipedia|Magnetic tape#Magnetic tape data storage|Tape}}
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* {{wikipedia|Tape drive}}
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[[Category:Computer technology]]

Revision as of 20:29, 8 March 2015

File:FoodCards.jpg

Chapel with an array of food cards.

Data card

23rd century tape technology is introduced to the 22nd century mirror universe.

Microtapes, also called tapes, were a type of computer memory storage medium used by Earth and Federation space exploration vessels from the 21st through the 23rd centuries.

In 2065, the recorder marker of the SS Valiant was so equipped. When the marker was recovered by the USS Enterprise in 2265, both Captain Kirk and Science Officer Spock hoped that "its tapes were still intact" despite the age of the marker and its distressed condition. Spock later commented that the tapes were burned out, but he was able to interpolate data stored in the memory banks. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")

Whatever the mechanics of these tapes might be, they are susceptible to being scanned and understood by advanced races. The Talosians did so in 2254, as well as Balok in 2266. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Corbomite Maneuver")

Constitution-class vessels routinely carried a large number of entertainment tapes; more than other class vessels, including the Antares. (TOS: "Charlie X")

In addition, the sensors aboard Constitution-class vessels maintained "microtape" records. In 2267, the USS Constellation's tapes were pulled and beamed to the Enterprise for analysis of the planet killer. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

A version of these tapes resembled 20th century floppy discs but with far greater capacity. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II", "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "And the Children Shall Lead", "The Lights of Zetar", "Obsession"; TAS: "The Survivor"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

See also

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