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    Information Research Services Updated: 02 December 1997
         
             
                     
              1964:
DECtape is introduced concurrent with the PDP-7.
                     
              1970:
DIGITAL introduces the
TU10 magnetic tape unit.
                 
              November 1979:
The
RL02 disk drive is announced.
                 
              October 1980:
The
RM80 disk is introduced.
                     
              June 1982:
Announcement of the RA60 and
RA81 disk drives and DIGITAL Storage Architecture puts DIGITAL at the forefront in storage technology.
                     
              May 1983:
DIGITAL ships the
HSC50 controller, its first intelligent disk subsystem.
                     
              February 1984:
DIGITAL announces the
TK50 cartridge tape drive.
                     
              1988:
Digital Storage System Interconnect (DSSI) is introduced for MicroVAX 3300/3400 and higher systems.
                     
              1991:
DIGITAL ships the
EZ51 high performance Solid State Disk.
                     
              1993:
DIGITAL announces
StorageWorks, a new generation of storage solutions.
                     
              January 1997:
DIGITAL announces a
9GB disk drive for use with the company’s high-performance StorageWorks RAID arrays for OEMs. The drive, configured in a single cabinet, provides OEMs with more than a terabyte of storage in only 7.75 square feet of floor space – the industry’s highest storage density.