Ikon BBC Hobbit Tape Drive

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Ikon Computer Products were makers of the Hobbit tape drive from July 1983. The new machine, like an improved Hobbit, holds nearly twice the amount of data - 200k. It is also claimed to give twice the speed — 1,200 bytes a second.

Date : July 1983

Manufacturer : Ikon

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH12412. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
 

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