QIC-EX; QIC-Wide; QIC-157; Quick tape; Quarter Inch Cartridge; DC300; Quarter inch cartridge; QIC Mini Cartridge
Quarterinchcartridge tape (abbreviated QIC, commonly pronounced "quick") is a magnetic tape data storage format introduced by 3M in 1972, with derivatives still in use as of 2016. QIC comes in a rugged enclosed package of aluminum and plastic that holds two tape reels driven by a single belt in direct contact with the tape.
QIC-EX; QIC-Wide; QIC-157; Quick tape; Quarter Inch Cartridge; DC300; Quarter inch cartridge; QIC Mini Cartridge
<storage> /kwik/ (QIC) a type of magnetic tape and {tape
drive}. Development standards for QIC make it possible for
tapes written on one QIC drive to be read on another. QIC
drives are made to work with different lengths of tape. The
model number of the drive consists of QIC followed by a number
which indicates the drives tape capacity in megabytes (MB).
(1996-12-09)
Big Inch
PETROLEUM PIPELINES EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TO NEW JERSEY, BUILT BETWEEN 1942 AND 1944 AS EMERGENCY WAR MEASURES IN THE U.S. BEFORE WORLD WAR II
Little Big Inch; Little Inch; Inch pipelines; Inch pipeline; The Big Inch
The Big Inch and Little Big Inch, collectively known as the Inch pipelines, are petroleum pipelines extending from Texas to New Jersey, built between 1942 and 1944 as emergency war measures in the U.S.