Template:Data storage

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Fundamental storage technologies

Related technologies

Network storage

v t e Magnetic storage media
Wire (1898) Tape (1928) Drum (1932) Ferrite core (1949) Hard disk (1956) Stripe card (1956) MICR (1956) Thin film (1962) CRAM (1962) Twistor (~1968) Floppy disk (1969) Bubble (~1970) MRAM (1995) Racetrack (2008)

v t e Optical storage media
Blu-ray (2006)	BD-R (2006) BD-RE (2006) BD-R XL (2010) BD-RE XL (2010)
Professional Disc (2003)	PDD (2004)
DVD (1995)	DVD-R (1997) DVD-RW (1999) DVD+RW (2001) DVD+R (2002) DVD+R DL (2004) DVD-R DL (2005)
Compact disc (1982)	CD-R (1988) CD-i (1991) CD-RW (1997)
Discontinued	Microform (1870) Optical tape (20th century) Optical disc (20th century) LaserDisc (1978) WORM (1979) GD-ROM (1997) MIL-CD (1999) DataPlay (2002) UDO (2003) ProData (2003) UMD (2004) HD DVD (2006)
Magneto-optic Kerr effect (1877)	MO disc (1980s) MiniDisc (1992) MD Data (1993) Hi-MD (2004)
Optical Assist	Laser turntable (1986) Floptical (1991) Super DLT (1998)

v t e Paper data storage media
Antiquity	Writing on papyrus (c. 3000 BCE) Paper (105 CE)
Modern	Index card (1640s) Punched tape (mid-1800s) Punched card (1880s) Edge-notched card (1904) Optical mark recognition (1930s) Barcode (1948)