17 Mar
2005
17 Mar
'05
11:53 p.m.
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:51:42 +0100, Vintage Computer Festival
<vcf at siconic.com> wrote:
Your experience may differ, and you make very valid points and I dispute
none of them. However, I find that media is much more sturdy than these
discussions would indicate. We tend to gripe very loudly (and rightly
so)
when poor quality backup media takes our data with it. But what about
all
those times we go back to our old backups and thankfully find what we
need?
I think the problem is that arcival quality is a very demanding thing. 99%
reliability jus is not good enough for that, but it is plenty for most of
us. You just do not rely one a single copy.
You can always read things most people would just write off if you're
willing to pay.
IBAS will read your erased disks and tapes, even if severely fire or
chemically damaged.
Just getting an estimate will cost you a few thousand dollars, though.
--
Bj?rn