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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by dsego on Saturday February 29, 2020 @10:05AM (#22450886)
You must be joking. Try to scrape off the paint and keep the plastic, see if it works.
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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by rasz on Saturday February 29, 2020 @01:09PM (#22451954)
bitrot is paint flaking off, not someone purposefully scratching it off
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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday March 02, 2020 @09:40AM (#22464771)
It is primarily humid air diffusing through the platter and corroding the aluminum coating. The "bits" are sandwiched between two layers of plastic (one thin). The paint on the surface is irrelevant.
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