28 Nov
2006
28 Nov
'06
4:52 a.m.
Al Kossow wrote:
Anyone who has historically significant data on tape
should get it OFF of
that media as quickly as possible and onto something that is more easy to
migrate in the future.
DLT [tapes] and drives seem to be holding up pretty well. Quarter inch tapes
seem to be pretty good, but the drives are becoming a problem.
As for DAT... I wouldn't touch it any more. Too many bad experiences.
Others, such as open-reel, I don't know about.
I'd certainly trust DLT more than I would home-burned optical media (CD or
DVD) though.