What is DLT?
DLT (Digital Linear Tape) is a magnetic tape format developed by DEC (now Hewlett-Packard).
DLT tapes are 1/2 inch wide and are packaged in study plastic containers.
DLT tapes store between 10GB and 40GB of uncompressed data.
A SuperDLT II tape can store up to 300GB of uncompressed data and can transfer as much as 36MB per second.
DLT Alternatives
Alternative tape storage standards to DLT include LTO and AIT.
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