If you think there's a way I can do backups onto open reel tape and have it last 30 years +,
I've been looking for an excuse to get one of those. -H On 24 July 2017 06:20:35 BST, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >On 07/23/2017 09:05 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote: > >> 30 seconds ago. I guess I should clean the Exabyte carts off my >dining room >> table. > >Heck, I've still got lots of DDS1 and 2 carts, DC1000 mini carts, and a >whole box of 8mm Exabytes. Various QIC carts, Travan, etc. > >Did someone say Syqest? Hey, I've still got a new Sparq drive here, as >well as Jaz, Bernoulli, etc. > >There's also various flavors of MO disks as well as good old CD and >DVD. > >Of course, I'm ignoring the crates of 1/2" open-reel tape sitting >around >here, some of which are in excess of 50 years old and still quite >readable. > >--Chuck
