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Magnetic tapes? Super cool! What are you using them for if one may ask? Very curious.
by george916a 7mo ago
Magnetic tapes? Super cool!
What are you using them for if one may ask?
Very curious.
- Fnoord 7mo agoStandardization [1] for backups. A tape with 2.5 TB (uncompressed) goes for 30 EUR. The LTO-6 (affordable current iteration) drive itself goes for 300-500 EUR if you buy it second hand. Cheaper if you grab one without casing and FC, but you'd need a FC switch and a FC HBA. I went for a SAS HBA instead, although since I already for fiber through the whole house, FC would've been suffice. [1] https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs