Posted by GMAN on 01/11/66 11:45

In article <XEi1g.5248$V73.718@trnddc06>, "Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>"> "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.
>
It doesnt take a rocket scientist to replace a pinch roller and a belt.

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