QIC

Quarter-Inch Cartridge

QIC

(Quarter Inch Cartridge) A magnetic tape technology introduced in the early 1980s that was used for backup. It was the only popular magnetic tape format for personal computers. The "quarter inch" name came from the original tape width; however, subsequent Travan drives used wider .315" tape.

Travan and SLR
Personal computer magnetic tape backup has long been superseded by flash drives and the Internet. However, the two QIC formats that survived the longest were 3.5" Travan minicartridges and the 5.25" SLR data cartridges. Most drives supported cartridges one generation back. See Travan, QIC-Wide, QIC-EX and magnetic tape.

3.5" MINICARTRIDGES (Native Capacity)QIC QIC-DC-2000 Wide Travan QIC-EXFormat .25" .315" .315" .25-.315" QIC-40 40MB QIC-80 125MB 200MB 400MB 500MB QIC-3010 340MB 420MB 800MB 1.1GB QIC-3020 680MB 850MB 1.6GB 2.2GB QIC-3040 840MB 1GB 2.5GB QIC-3050 1GB 1.3GB 3.1GB QIC-3080 1.6GB 2GB 5GB QIC-3095 2GB 4GB 5GB QIC-3210 2.3GB 5.1GB QIC-3230 8GB 10GB 20GB 5.25" DATA CARTRIDGES (Native Capacities)Tandberg DataScalable Linear Recording (SLR) SLR5 4GB SLR7 20GB SLR60 30GB SLR75 38GB SLR100 50GB SLR140 70GB Earlier DC-6000Data Cartridges QIC-150 250MB QIC-525 525MB QIC-1000 1GB QIC-2GB 2GB QIC-5GB 5GB QIC-5010 13GB QIC-5210 25GB

QIC Cartridge

The supply and take-up hubs were moved by a belt (red) pressed against the tape. When the cartridge was inserted, the capstan was rotated by the drive motor.

QIC

Acronym	Definition
QIC➣Quarter Inch Cartridge (backup tape format)
QIC➣Quality in Care (various locations)
QIC➣Qatar Insurance Company
QIC➣Quality Improvement Center (various organizations)
QIC➣Quick Importer Converter
QIC➣Quarter Inch Cartridge
QIC➣Quality Information Center
QIC➣Quality Improvement Committee (various organizations)
QIC➣Quality Improvement Council (various locations)
QIC➣Qualified Independent Contractor
QIC➣Quantum Information and Computation (journal)
QIC➣Queensland Independent College (Australia)
QIC➣Quick Install Card (software)
QIC➣Quality Integrators Corporation (Canada)
QIC➣Quantitative Imaging Center (Boston University; Boston, MA)
QIC➣Queen's Innovation Connector (Canada)
QIC➣Questionnaire Instrument Compendium (psychology)
QIC➣Quarter Inch Committee
QIC➣Quebec-Israel Committee (Canada and Israel)
QIC➣Quality Information Center (American Society for Quality)
QIC➣Quality Inspection & Containment Co, Inc (Dayton, OH)
QIC➣Quality Information Using Cycle Time
QIC➣Quality of Instruction Council (Depaul University; Chicago, IL)
QIC➣Quartz Inlet Capillary
QIC➣Queer in Community
QIC➣Quaker Information Center
QIC➣Quality Improvement Calculator
QIC➣Quality Information Checklist
QIC➣Quality Inspection Control
QIC➣Quick Implementation Capability
QIC➣Quest International Certification (quality management)