[Mike SX]

By utilising "Sput & Quiver" technology.

@Doggie 1 (another previous post - Money to Burn) cassettes may be returning.

Sony develops tapes that have 3,700 times more storage than Blu-ray disc | Mail

[Dazzler]

Nice one by Sony.. Nice to see them beat Samsung and the like for something!

This looks interesting too!

The 9 'Star Trek' molecular scanner that can tell you exactly how many

Now off to check out some of the stories down the right of your first link 

[TheReaper]

So...... then you will have to go back to fast fowarding and rewinding? If thats the case...... pass

[Doggie 1]

I don't have money to burn. 
In fact, I have a distinct lack of it.

[TheReaper]

I don't have money to burn. 
In fact, I have a distinct lack of it.

[Surferdude]

So...... then you will have to go back to fast fowarding and rewinding? If thats the case...... pass

I haven't read all about them but maybe as tape back ups in a business they might be useful.

Aha......

It could, in theory, be used by anyone but has been designed specifically for organisations that need to store large amounts of data.

[The Gonz]

It could, in theory, be used by anyone but has been designed specifically for organisations that need to store large amounts of data.

Reminds me of my COBOL programming days: the language includes commands for I/O with sequential storage.