On 12/29/18 5:31 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > At 06:03 PM 12/28/2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> Let's see you do that with your LTO carts! > > I suppose we could do the math if we had enough data about the > reliability of each. There's more bytes in the LTO basket, > but a lot more baskets needed if you want to store the same > amount of data on 9-tracks.
My point was more about the longevity and the reusability of the medium as wore with use. LTOs (or any streaming medium) aren't used in the same way that open-reel tapes were back in the day--as a working storage medium. Today, streaming media is mostly used for backup. --Chuck
