Apple Tape Backup 40SC

Apple Tape Backup 40SC

Introduced	1987 (1987)
Discontinued	1994 (1994)
Cost	US$1,499(equivalent to $4,149 in 2024) [1]
Type	Tape drive
Connection	SCSI
Ports	2 SCSI ports
Power consumption	15 – 60 watts
Weight	7.3 lb (3.3 kg)
Dimensions	246 mm (W) × 266 mm (D) × 78 mm (H)

The Apple Tape Backup 40SC is an external, SCSI-interfaced, 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) QIC, mini-cartridge tape drive. ^[2] It was first introduced by Apple Inc. in 1987 and discontinued in 1994. ^[3] The drive came bundled with Retrospect backup software. ^{[4] [2] [5]} The drive is also compatible with the tape software included with A/UX. ^{[6] [7]}

Technical specifications

• Recording media: Industry-standard, DC 2000 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) QIC mini-cartridge. ^[2]
• Formatted capacity: 38.5 megabytes. ^[3]
• Block size: 8,192 bytes. ^[3]
• Transfer rate: 1.25 megabyte per second. ^[3]
• Interface: SCSI. Connected directly to Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE or Macintosh II via a 50-pin SCSI port or to a compatible hard disk drive. ^{[2] [3]}
• Volume backup time: Approximately 17–18 minutes per 20 megabytes. ^[3]

See also

• List of Apple drives

References

1. Irwin Model 5080 Has Twice The Storage of Competitors Archived May 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , By Kevin Susco, InfoWorld, 5 Dec 1988, Page 88, ...For example, the Apple Tape Backup 40 SC cost $1,499,...
2. "Apple Tape Backup 40SC Description, Compatibility (Discontinued)". October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
3. "Tape Backup 40SC" . Retrieved November 17, 2011.^{[ dead link ]}
4. Apple Bundles Tape Backup With Retrospect Software Archived May 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , By Laurie Flynn, InfoWorld, 25 Sep 1989, Page 33, ...will bundle Dantz Development Corp.s Retrospect backup and archiving software with the Apple Tape Backup 40SC...
5. "Product Pipeline". InfoWorld . November 13, 1989.
6. Don Crabb (1992). MacWEEK guide to System 7. Ziff-Davis Press. p. 270.
7. Backup Systems for the Macintosh Archived May 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , By Don Crabb, InfoWorld, 3 Aug 1987, Page 43, ...(Production units of the Apple Tape 40-SC were not available for testing.)...

External links

• Service manual