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Can we step back and appreciate both how impressive and how bizarre it is that, in the year 2023, tape media is still somehow the cheapest per byte?
by kibwen 4y ago
Can we step back and appreciate both how impressive and how bizarre it is that, in the year 2023, tape media is still somehow the cheapest per byte?
- eimrine 4y agoNothing impressive for me, tape has the longest ping (especially in the worst-case scenario) and the least number of interactions (I mean it can not survive just one million reads).
- hammyhavoc 4y agoIt's usage scenario is completely different though. Generally, LTO is best-suited for backups and appending changes to the tape rather than reading it back. It's the backup method you hope you never need to use, but you'll be glad it's there if the shit hits the fan that badly.
- eimrine 4y agoI have a prediction/belief that in Blockchain era a lot of people are going to use those huge LTO for the sake of mining which is going to be something as important to us as smartphones in 2023.