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Encrypted on a magnetic tape strip on the back of the card will be the veteran's Social Security number, date of birth, and a control number. The computer takes about five minutes to search one complete reel of magnetic tape containing citations for 25,000 to 30,000 articles. Tape is (1) a more mature and stable technology (the first magnetic tape drives were introduced in the early 1950s); and (2) it is slower due to the serial nature of the search and retrieval. |
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