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Re:Western Digital unveiled its SanDisk 1TB SDXC card prototype by ars on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @11:34PM (#12545199)
Store both the tape and the device to read it.

PCI/IDE/SATA interfaces are so ubiquitous that even decades from now I fully expect you to be able to use them. If nothing else, via some kind of adapter.

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Re:Western Digital unveiled its SanDisk 1TB SDXC card prototype by varjag on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @05:28AM (#12546621)
Decades is optimistic for a tape reader or any electronics really. Caps dry out, rubber parts degrade and RoHS solder doesn't help the life expectancy. It might still work, it might not.
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