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Re: Magnetic media shelf life
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Connie Sellitto <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sellitto <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:44:53 -0500
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Brad asks -
>Does anyone have a good fix on the shelf life of various backup media? I've
>got old reel tapes and DAT tapes stored offsite that range from one to ten
>years old. Even if I had a reel tape drive anymore, I question whether those
>ten year old tapes are still readable.
>
<snip>
>Brad Feazell

As an interesting Friday afternoon diversion, I fired up our 7980XC tape
drive, and pull out the oldest store tape I could find - May 1986.
Restored just fine!  Nearly 15 years - I'm impressed!

Tapes are stored in a dry,dark, concrete room in the center of our office
building.
C.

Connie Sellitto
Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
World's Largest Pedigreed Cat Registry

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