• @sanpo@sopuli.xyz
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    236 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.

    • @ZealousSealion@discuss.tchncs.de
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      96 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.

    • @flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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      46 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) .