I took care of different sizes and makes of libraries. Some used 8mm tape variations and others used DLT cartridges. Then we had our own format tape cartridges. There are. or were in July '06 a lot of these libraries out there. Tape is the easiest medium that I know of to backup data to if you move it to a secure off site location.
I once followed your four letters with the word "it". My 99er came back with something like "lets go outside....."
Bob
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Mark Blackwell <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well I didn't say film was the only way you can archive. I just wanted to make the point that it might not be as simple as having an extra hard drive or making copies on CD. Now film might be the easiest way, but it certainly is possible if one is willing to take the time and expense. (and there will be some through the years)
I wonder just how many tape libraries there are out there these days. For extremely large amounts of data it still might be a way to go, but as you well know its far from cheap.
Oh the old TI. While trying to write a program in good old basic, I had the code error in line such and such. Trouble is line such and such was just fine. The error was somewhere else. After three times through the code looking at every space, comma ect and still not finding it, I just typed a word directly into the old beast that had exactly 4 letters in it. It almost didn't survive its response when it came back and told me, "That's a Bad Word." After calming down I then had the job of finding out just how many bad words it knew.
--- On Mon, 4/28/08, w8imo@xxxxxxxx <pt34bfh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: w8imo@xxxxxxxx <pt34bfh@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: photo storage question> Date: Monday, April 28, 2008, 9:07 AM
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Since what you are saying is true, there is only one
> realistic way to save
> our photographs, properly stored FILM!
>
> And speaking of tape, when I left Big Blue after 40 years
> in 2006, many of
> my larger Customers actually had LARGE tape libraries for
> backing up
> important data. They also used an off site storage
> facility designed to
> keep tapes safe.
>
> I miss my old TI-99 too......
>
> And now I'm off to take some photos if it's not
> raining.
>
> Bob
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Mark Blackwell
> <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I am not sure anything digital can really be truly
> archival. We have seen
> > just how computer technology changes. We might write
> the data to 100 hard
> > drives, but what good would it do if hard drives are
> replaced by some new
> > far superior technology in a few years. Everything
> would have to be
> > transfered that that often does not happen. How many
> of you have a computer
> > that still has a slot for 3 1/2 inch floppies?? If so
> how bout the 5 1/4
> > floppies? Go back far enough and I used a cassette
> tape recorder to store
> > stuff for the Texas Instruments 994A I think it was.
> I wonder just how much
> > information was lost when tape storage fell from
> favor.
> >
> >
> > --- On Sun, 4/27/08, Gregory Stempel
> <fyrframe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Gregory Stempel
> <fyrframe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: photo storage question
> > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators -
> Professionals - Students" <
> > photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008, 7:40 PM
> > > I currently run with three external HDs from
> Lacie each one
> > > carrying a
> > > duplicate copy of all my image files. I also back
> > > everything to DVD-R. I am
> > > thinking about going to the gold technology with
> their
> > > claim of true achival
> > > storage.
> > >
> > > Take care out there,
> > > Gregory
> > > www.fireframeimaging.com
> > > www.ebbtidegalleryofgifts.com
> > > http://soundexposure.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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