Read this: Information had been kept on digital tape for five years, with Kahle occasionally allowing researchers and scientists to tap into the clunky database. When the archive reached its fifth anniversary, it was unveiled and opened to the public in a ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley.
Now answer this question, if there is an answer (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable"): What medium was originally used to keep Internet Archive's data?
digital tape