[geeks] Cheap/reliable backup?
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    Mon Dec  2 13:26:08 CST 2013
    
    
  
On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 12:27:35PM -0500, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Cheap, reliable, high capacity:  pick any two.
I should have expected that from you. Always the practical guy!
> You might be surprised how much tape is still in use.  Consumer-grade
> holographic optical storage is still five to ten years away, as it has
> been since about 1990.  There is always new tech coming, but so far none
> of it has been revolutionary.
I'm not surprised how much tape is in use, I just surprised that it hasn't
gotten down into the consumer market at a good price/performance ratio.
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