Mr Ian Primus wrote:
  If the data is _really_ crucial, consider punching it
 into tape. Unlike cards, tape can't get dropped and
 knocked out of order. It's slow to punch and read
 though, so I simply rigged my TeleType to run at 19200
 baud. Hold on, the chad box is on fire again... 
10GB is a lot of punched tape.  8-)
Peace...  Sridhar