Data access device implemented with open and closed control loops to access data stored in discrete stepwise segments

A data access system for accessing data on a flat medium comprising:

• a pickup head rotating over the flat medium;
• at least a stepping motor for discretely moving said flat medium substantially along at least a lateral direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of said pickup head for moving said pickup head for access data stored in stepwise discrete segments.

A method for providing a plurality of substantially parallel data tracks on a flat data-storage medium comprising a step of:

• segmenting each of the data tracks into a plurality of stepwise discrete segments.

A method of configuring a data access system for accessing data on a flat medium comprising:

• providing a pickup head for rotating over said flat medium;
• providing at least one stepping motor for discretely moving said flat medium substantially along at least one lateral direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of said pickup head for moving said pickup head to access data stored in stepwise discrete segments.