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Posted by Bill Farnsworth on 10/20/47 11:45
"> "Steve Guidry" wrote ...
>> You guys are missing the point of any serious effort to
>> do archiving.
>>
>> The _REAL_ issue is not "how long does the media last ? "
>> Tather, it's "How long can I keep an obsolete format player running
>> ?"
> Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote I still claim there are
> people who keep players running
> for >90% of the tape formats ever made. Many services
> can be found online who dub "obsolete formats".
>
Wait until the ol' rubber pinch rollers dry out and give up the ghost!
I don't care if the deck was running when it was put on the back
shelf, TIME will deteriorate or dry out some very key components.
Yeah, there are some people out there who can keep things running.
(And some of them ain't getting any younger.) But its a friggin' pain
in the ass when you have to start searching for those guys when you
gotta have that tape transferred RIGHT NOW.
The cost of shipping the dead deck out, the labor, the PARTS and then,
shipping back makes digital archiving very appealing.
But what the hell do I know? Right?
Bill F.
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