On 10/1/19 5:22 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> Both better have backups. Paper tape doesn't do well in fires and floods. > > I remember Mylar punched tape. That stuff is amazingly strong and > waterproof. I've seen it for paper tapes that were intended to be read > thousands of times -- OS boot tapes for example, or the correction data tape > for an instrument in my father's lab. > > DECtape is pretty waterproof; there have been reports of reels accidentally > being run through the laundry and coming out perfectly readable afterwards. >
1/2" Magnetic tape is quite resilient, even when stored improperly (e.g. full of mold). --Chuck
