Engineering:Media Auxiliary Memory
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Media Auxiliary Memory or Medium Auxiliary Memory (MAM) refers to a chip embedded into a digital media device (usually a tape cartridge) that stores a small amount of data or metadata that a computer can read without having to read the actual tape. MAMs can be used by the tape driver to increase efficiency, or by custom software to store & retrieve custom data.
Some examples of MAM's are Cartridge Memory (HP/Seagate/IBM LTO) and MIC (Sony AIT).[1]
References
- ↑ Crighton, Ian (1998). Proposal for Storage and Access of Data on Media Auxiliary (Report). Bristol, UK: Hewlett-Packard. p. 1. http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/document.99/99-148r0.pdf.
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