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We need to get tape storage more accessible to the average folk. Its so mind shattering just how dense tape is even without compression. Tape isn't even that
by tonetegeatinst 2y ago
We need to get tape storage more accessible to the average folk.
Its so mind shattering just how dense tape is even without compression.
Tape isn't even that expensive compared to SSD storage or the old reliable rust, its the tape reader that costs an insane amount.
Their are tops of DVD, CD, and vhs readers but somehow we can't make affordable LTO tape readers that don't cost less than a PC or a GPU.
- Gigachad 2y agoThe problem isn’t that discs can’t hold enough storage, it’s that in the weeks/months between the physical media being produced and you plugging it in, there have been enough updates to mostly invalidate the stored data and require a large update.