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List:       classiccmp
Subject:    Re: WTD: 9 track open reel for PDP-11
From:       Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk () classiccmp ! org>
Date:       2018-12-29 17:10:28
Message-ID: 24394678-e1da-ca80-f8ec-45c44a1466dd () sydex ! com
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On 12/29/18 5:31 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> At 06:03 PM 12/28/2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>> Let's see you do that with your LTO carts!
> 
> I suppose we could do the math if we had enough data about the
> reliability of each.  There's more bytes in the LTO basket,
> but a lot more baskets needed if you want to store the same
> amount of data on 9-tracks.

My point was more about the longevity and the reusability of the medium
as wore with use.

LTOs (or any streaming medium) aren't used in the same way that
open-reel tapes were back in the day--as a working storage medium.
Today, streaming media is mostly used for backup.

--Chuck

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