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Date:      Wed, 25 May 2022 12:08:46 +0100
From:      Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
To:        "Kevin P. Neal" <kpn@neutralgood.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tape, was Single User
Message-ID:  <20220525120846.1c96f64495693b7e02302636@sohara.org>
In-Reply-To: <Yo1%2B2m1LA9ivCuJb@neutralgood.org>
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On Tue, 24 May 2022 20:56:58 -0400
"Kevin P. Neal" <kpn@neutralgood.org> wrote:

> Oh, no, did data tapes also have this problem? The problems with Ampex 456
> in a certain range of time are well known. I've seen it called "sticky
> shed".

	They certainly can do, the worst thing you can do with a mag tape
is leave it alone for a few decades, they last a lot longer for being moved
from spool to spool every few weeks.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/



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