Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/09/07 19:48

"GMAN" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote:
>>"Gene" wrote ...
>>> Sorry, but I still do not understand how anyone could store my data
>>> as cheaply as I can. That would assume that I was willing to
>>> allow someone to view my family movies - which I would NEVER do.
>>>
>>> As of today, my total out-of-pocket cost to store a gigabyte of data
>>> is ~ six cents/US ($0.06). That is on a very high quality DVD-R,
>>> single. I can't even conceive of someone providing me with 20 years
>>
>>I think there will be LOTS of horror stories here in less than 20
>>years of people who thought that writable optical discs would
>>provide some sort of "archival quality" storage. Good luck.
>>But whatever you do, don't throw away the original tapes.
>>
>>
> Yet, you are going to trust your ISP to keep your data safe
> for that long on their hardware?

1) Thats just silly. An ISP is not an archive. An ISP is a place
to host my web pages, and a SMTP server to shuttle my email.

2) Reputable ISPs run industrial-strength backup/restore
systems. (Using digital mag tape.) To cover hardware failures
at their end. I expect nothing more (or less) from any ISP.

Or were you addressing your question to someone else?

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