Magnetic tape drive

The  is an electro-mechanical device used for recording and storing data for a computer system. A magnetic tape drive machine has two tapes and the components needed for recording and reading data from the tapes. The tapes are later stored in a hard drive library for archival and reference purposes. The machine is not dependent on an electrical grid for it has an independent power source. These devices are used in the Vault-Tec Vaults.

The magnetic tape drives in the Vaults are communally owned and were passed from one generation to the next. The expectation of Vault residents is that the magnetic tape drives will be properly cleaned and maintained to ensure their survivability.

Vault 101 Locations

 * Physician's Office

Game Play
The tapes are displaying rotational movement, i.e. circular movements.

Note
Unlike our magnetic tape drives which are arranged horizontally, the drives in the Fallout world have been constructed with the two magnetic tapes arranged vertically on the right side. There is a glitch in the representation of the magnetic tape drive in the game. A magnetic tape should be visible running from the data recorder on the right side of the device to each of the two tapes on the left. However, this tape is missing.