OT: just for those intersted about analog tape

[Bill Vermillion]

Shakespeare wrote plays and sonnets that will last an eternity, 
but on Thu, Jan 06 14:30 , John Esak wrote:" 

> Bill,
> Is this true?  If so, how would anyone ever get new tape for their old
> machines? I only have a 2 track/quarter track Otari MX5050, but it is in
> perfect shape and I always wondered if there would come a time when I could
> no longer get tapes... wondering no more.
> John


>From what I've read [and listend to the NPR report] the plant may
reopen.  It is in Chapter 11.   The talk is to reopen and only
make sizes in demand.  There are people at the plant shipping what
they have already made according to reports on rec.audio.pro.

A lot of archivists use analog tape, as any analog medium tends
to be recoverable even in degraded mode, where digital storage
gets to a point where nothing it retreivable. That's almost the
digital paradign - you get it all or you get nothing.

I suspect at least someone will be filling what has become a niche
market.

Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROBIN HAKAN [mailto:ROBIN.HAKAN at EEOC.GOV]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:18 AM
> To: john at valar.com
> Subject: No more reel to reel
> 
> 
> Last Manufacturer of Pro Analog Audio Tape Closes
> 
> 
> Posted by CowboyNeal on Wednesday January 05, @07:37PM
> from the reel-too-real dept.
> goosman writes "Quantegy, the last manufacturer of professional
> reel-to-reel analog audio tape in the world has closed their plant in
> Opelika, AL leaving a reported 250 workers without jobs, according to
> the Opelika-Auburn News. Emtec (the former BASF, which used to be AGFA)
> was the last European manufacturer and ceased manufacuring in 2002. An
> audio account of the closing can be heard at NPR."
> 
> 
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