Carousel memory is a type of secondary storage for computers, which was created by Swedish computer engineers Erik Stemme and Gunnar Stenudd. It was first shown at an exhibition in Paris in 1958.
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The FACIT ECM 64, manufactured by Swedish company Facit AB, is a prototype of carousel memory. To avoid having a single, long magnetic tape, it instead has 64 small rolls of each, with wide tape on each roll, divided into per roll. The tape speed is . The control system is operated manually. Both the carousel and individual spools are replaceable. == See also ==