Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to the internet

Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by ChrisArchitect on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:20PM (#22445946)

same, but I've also seen some cheaper makes of CDRs break down after 20 years and the storage layer crack etc.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by sigstoat on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:46PM (#22446199)

quite. the writable discs don't last nearly as long. i had a pile of writable DVDs that were unreadable 8 years later when i went back to fetch the data from them.

[ Parent | on HN ]