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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lee C. Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing aging effects on a magnetic recording tape, according to one embodiment, includes loading a dual-reel cartridge having a magnetic recording tape into an input/output device. A current load point of the magnetic recording tape is determined. At least one input/output operation is performed on the magnetic recording tape. An unload point on the magnetic recording tape that is different than the current load point of the magnetic recording tape is selected, and the magnetic recording tape is moved to the selected unload point. A date-time stamp associated with the selected unload point is sent for storage in the memory. The dual-reel cartridge is unloaded from the input/output device.