Instead of discs, this device recorded on magnetic tape, which could be used again and again or be easily edited with scissors and glue.

代替磁片，设备在磁带上记录，这样可以重复使用，并且容易的通过剪接和粘贴进行编辑。

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You first enable the console terminal (TTP) and associate the programmable asynchronous line controller (PAS) and magnetic tape controller (MT) to avoid device number conflicts.

您首先要启动控制台终端 (TTP) 并将可编程异步线路控制器 (PAS) 和磁带控制器 (MT) 结合在一起以避免设备号冲突。

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An older form of mass storage device USES magnetic tape.

一个旧的形式大容量存储设备使用磁带。

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Backup and archiving remain the biggest applications for digital magnetic tape although it is also used as a physical data transport device (as the old saying goes, you can ship more data on tape in a delivery truck over a shorter time than you can send electronically).

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Aside from magnetic tape (which generally has a slower time to access information) there is no more cost effective storage device to keep all this content on than HDDs.

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