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> References: <CA%2ByoEx8Jk_sceftUUuXi5Hq0Vq2TS=dgAgz7cJ5HweF9u0H5Gg@mail.gmail.com> <ff3cbab9-14e3-987c-ef1d-968c3ca31b14@kicp.uchicago.edu> <24632e11-1a86-8553-cf44-d29aa40a6858@kicp.uchicago.edu> <YoaLcXjAkIyqNEQ/@c720-r368166> <t66ahf$128c$1@gal.iecc.com> <20220519223448.e1db4297aef551734852e4fd@sohara.org> <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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