OT: SLR 5 Tape drive vs DAT

[Bill Vermillion]

It was Wed, Feb 02 10:59  when Fairlight said "Mia kusenveturilo estas
plena da angiloj. And continued:

> Simon--er, no...it was J. Ryan Kelley--said:

> > The Main advantage i can think of is that tape drives are
> > reuseable, so if you need to backup your data on the same
> > medium several times, Tape is still the better option.
> > I would agree that DVD is a better option for long term
> > permanent storage though

> DVD-RW/+RW anyone?

Read some of the newsgroup on DVD longevity.  If you don't get
the right brand you can see data disappear in under a year.

Tape - if properly cared for - is usually readable for 8 to 10
years.

Bill
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