Remote-Memory-In-Cassette -- Built into the AIT-5 data cartridge,
R-MIC is a non-volatile chip that provides quick media loads and allows fast searches to data.
Leveraging the advanced features of Sony's Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) architecture--including helical-scan recording technology, Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) media and Remote-Sensing Memory in Cassette (
R-MIC)--in an extended 5.25-inch drive footprint, SAIT-1 drives offer more than double the storage capacity of any linear tape drive in the market today.