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		johngalt on June 27, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Busting Modern Hardware Myths (2013) LTO5 can do 1.5TB on a $20 tape.

pyre on June 28, 2014 [–]

Well, I know that there were tapes doing at least 200GB a few years ago (LTO2?), hence the '+'. :)

I don't work with tapes at all, but I know that they are not dying as a medium...

johngalt on June 28, 2014 | [–]

Wasn't meant as a criticism or correction. Simply to underscore your point. Sorry if it seemed otherwise.

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