Apple Tape Backup 40SC

Apple Tape Backup 40SC

Introduced	1987 (1987)
Discontinued	1994 (1994)
Cost	US$1,499 (equivalent to $4,020 in 2023)[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