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Subject: Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:47:58 +0800
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Nux Vomica wrote:
> It seems that a lot of users are, irrationally, opposed to the
> use of optical media for long-term archival storage.
> 
> What, then, are some alternatives for the general user who does
> not command the BIG $BUCKS necessary for enterprise grade solutions.
> 
> Tape?  Not likely.
> 

I got a used server on Gumtree that had an LTO-5 drive in it. Snapped it 
up, as it was listed for $150. Seller didn't think the tape was worth 
anything.