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eru
11 days ago
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The short, happy reign of CD-ROM
> I'm just sad that no one's come up with a really good, user-writeable long-term bulk storage solution.
Tape would be pretty good, wouldn't it? Or magneto-optical media.
NavinF
9 days ago
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That would be one of the worst options. Finding a working tape drive in the future will be inconvenient enough that nobody will bother
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eru
8 days ago
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Why? Just pick an industry standard tape. There's still a big market for them, and will be for approximately forever.
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Tape would be pretty good, wouldn't it? Or magneto-optical media.