FACOM 6480 Magnetic Tape Unit

The FACOM 6480 was a streaming magnetic tape unit from Fujitsu which was completed in May 1981. Magnetic tape units using conventional open reel tape were equipped with a vacuum column as a tape shock absorber mechanism, but this unit eliminated the vacuum column and adopted the reel-to-reel direct drive system. This made the tape feed mechanism extremely simple. The result was reduced cost and greatly reduced power consumption and noise, so the unit could be used in the office environment.