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Figure 5.4 Storage.devices.have.been.many.and.varied.over.time.
But. if. you. happen. to. have. old. data. kept. on. some. of. these.
older.types.of.media,.you.will.be.facing.different.challenges.
Data. are. stored. on. many. different. types. of. media.
(Figure 5.4)..Here.is.a.list.of.some.of.them:
•. Punch.cards.and.paper.tape.that.used.holes.punched.
in. the. paper. to. code. those. ones. and. zeroes. we. dis-
cussed.before
•. Magnetic.tape.on.reels.the.diameter.of.an.automo-
bile. tire,. to. smaller. reels. and. audio. tape-sized. cas-
settes,.down.to.mini.tape.cassettes.you.could.hide.in.
your.ist
•. Floppy.disks.in.sizes.from.8.inches.to.3.5.inches
•. Various.magnetic.disk.drives.such.as.the.Jaz.and.Zip.disks
•. Other.outliers.such.as.the.SuperDisk.and.the.MiniDisk
•. Solid-state.drives.such.as.SanDisk,.and.so.forth
