• @[email protected]
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        233 months ago

        Tape is actually doing pretty well.

        Not the little cassette tapes, but tape storage tends to be used in big companies for backup long-term storage, and it doesn’t seem currently like it’s going anywhere.

        • @[email protected]
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          93 months ago

          The successor to tape seams likely to be internally engraved pieces of glass. Could be commercialised in a few years. But at least for the next decade, there will be a market for tape.

          • @[email protected]
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            53 months ago

            It would be nice if they actually release this to production. Been hearing about it since last decade.

        • @[email protected]
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          43 months ago

          It’s insane how much write-only documentation is produced by big companies. Usually there is some kind of regulatory reason - like some documents have to be preserved for 40 years. Luckily it’s not mandatory to keep paper archives any more (if you live in a sane jurisdiction of course) .

    • kbal
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      43 months ago

      Well, at least they didn’t go with the Sony Minidisc.

      • @yggstyle
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        43 months ago

        I’m quite certain they tried.