Advanced Digital Recording (ADR) is a
magnetic tape data storage
Magnetic-tape data storage is a system for storing digital information on magnetic tape using digital recording.
Tape was an important medium for primary data storage in early computers, typically using large open reels of 7-track, later ...
format developed by
OnStream from 1998 to 2003. Since the demise of OnStream, the format has been
orphaned
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages ...
. ADR is an 8-track, linear tape format.
Generations
Compatibility
The drive models for ADR 120 GB tapes can use both the ADR 60 GB and the ADR 120 GB tapes, while the 50 GB drives can use both ADR 30 GB and ADR 50 GB tapes.
References
External links
Table of ADR formats.*
The tribology of advanced digital recording (ADR) systems'(Subscription required)
''Future directions in advanced digital recording technology''(Subscription required)
Computer storage tape media
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