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![LTO ROADMAP](img/txt_roadmap.svg)
Since the first generation LTO-1 was announced in 2000 with a native capacity of 100 GB,
the LTO roadmap has expanded and now defines through LTO12, which provides 144 TB native capacity.
NOTE: Compressed capacity for generation 5 assumes 2:1 compression. Compressed capacities for generations 6-12 assume 2:5:1 compression (achieved with larger compression history buffer).
SOURCE: The LTO Program. The LTO Ultrium roadmap is subject to change without notice and represents goals and objectives only. Linear Tape-Open, LTO, the LTO Logo, Ultrium and the Ultrium Logo are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, International Business Machines Corporation and Quantum Corporation in the United States and other countries.