Data Media Timeline
From catalogue cards to Sony PlayStation 5 Ultra HD Blu-ray, the history of data storage on removable media with a list of media in the Museum in chronological order of introduction.
Floppy Disks
View over 30 obsolete floppy disks formats, arranged by size and date.
Optical and magneto-optical discs, hard disks and others
View over 90 optical and magneto-optical discs, hard disk cartridges, hard disks, disk packs and more, arranged by type and size.
ROM Cartridges and Cards
Browse over 85 ROM (Read-Only Memory) cartridges and cards for video game consoles, home computers, electronic synthesisers, PDAs and more.
Magnetic Tape for Data
Over 50 magnetic tape formats for data storage, including tape for mainframes, minicomputers and microcomputers.
Solid State Media
From memory cards, to USB sticks, to SIM cards, view over 45 types of solid state media.
Punched Media and Other Data Storage Formats
Formats such as punched cards and tape, as well as some other formats that don’t fit into other categories.
Video Game Console Media
Browse the timeline of all forms of media for home and handheld video game consoles, including ROM cartridges, floppy and optical discs and memory cards.
‘Photographic Memory’ – The story of how we stored digital photographs
Since the first digital cameras became available, we’ve needed a means to store the photos we’ve taken on them. This exhibition details some of the storage media that have been used since digital photography became widely available.