Tape drive
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This machine is a part of the supercomputing division's collection of tape drives that, together, archive 20 petabytes of data. Inside the machine, a robot arm reaches in and grabs tapes that have been requested and then brings them out for delivery to the proper personnel.
April 26, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET
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