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Tape containing UNIX v4 from Bell Labs (c. 1973) found in a storage room at the University of Utah – potentially the only complete copy (discuss.systems)
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[-] kalpol@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah if climate controlled they last a surprisingly long time. I've had 20-30 year old disks read ok. Honestly at this point I cant find a drive anywhere.

[-] LumiNocta@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I'm lucky nobody threw them out it the mean time.

It's not a very desirable or trendy way of keeping data.

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