Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoAs you are doing it you never realizeimagemessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down117
arrow-up1509arrow-down1imageAs you are doing it you never realizeMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoHow? It is pretty sensitive to weather and decay. Why not tapes?
minus-squaredotslashme@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWell, most media is sensitive to one thing or another. I chose discs mostly because of convenience and cost per byte. I also believe I can control temperature and make copies often enough to last.
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoIf you are doing long term storage (5+ years) i’m pretty sure that tapes win on costs
minus-squaredotslashme@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoThanks for the suggestion, I’ll have a look at tape again and see where I end up.
How? It is pretty sensitive to weather and decay. Why not tapes?
Well, most media is sensitive to one thing or another. I chose discs mostly because of convenience and cost per byte. I also believe I can control temperature and make copies often enough to last.
If you are doing long term storage (5+ years) i’m pretty sure that tapes win on costs
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll have a look at tape again and see where I end up.