26 Nov
2019
26 Nov
'19
4:34 a.m.
On Sun, 24 Nov 2019, Larry McVoy wrote:
Yes.
They're
worse than 9-track tapes, and that's saying something :-)
Really? Are we talking about those tapes that looked like reel to reel
audio tapes but bigger? Like this?
https://www.canajunfinances.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/9-Track-Tape.jpg 
Because those are 1000x more reliable than an exabyte
tape, they just
worked. Pretty much no matter what, you can spool up that tape and it
will read. 30 years later it will read.
Please read my reply about print-through, build-up of gunk, etc. I'd be
surprised if a 9-track was 100% readable 30 years on.
Exabyte won't read 20 minutes later.
Bit of an exaggeration, but yes in principle.
-- Dave