| 摘要 |
A magnetic tape cartridge assembly comprises a cartridge housing (10) containing at least one tape reel (12) having a spool of magnetic recording tape (16). A solid state cartridge status memory (20) within the housing contains electronically readable information concerning the cartridge. Connection pads (22) at an exterior surface of the cartridge housing (10) enable external electrical connections to be made to the solid state cartridge status memory (20) from cartridge handling equipment (59) when the cartridge is loaded by the cartridge handling equipment (59), in a tape drive (60) or a tape library bay (56). |
