Apparatus and method for storing magnetic tape format data separately stores the tape data from the tape-related information, such as file markers and interblock gap signals. The data and data-related signals are stored in separate finite length buffer memories, which when filled to a predetermined capacity...http://www.google.de/patents/US4947367?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4947367 - System for converting digital data from magnetic tape format apparatus and method for converting a sequentially accessible magnetic tape data format to directly accessible write-once disk data format to worm optical disk format
