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Cassette tapes - Will they make a comeback? - Zipppy - 2012-10-23 21:37

According to this article, Cassette tapes may be making a comeback, in the form of server farm storage, up to 35 Terabytes apiece.
Discuss.


RE: Cassette tapes - Will they make a comeback? - Saphira - 2012-10-23 22:59

God that brings back memories, my cassette player was always chewing them up.
Good to know that sometimes the good old things still have a use
Wink


RE: Cassette tapes - Will they make a comeback? - ChrisM - 2012-10-23 23:50

My parents still have old casettes lying around. Haha, the good 'ol days of recording music from the radio onto casettes. A little sideways, but I was in KMART yesterday and surprisingly they still sell the old blank VHS Tapes.


RE: Cassette tapes - Will they make a comeback? - Elmo - 2012-10-23 23:54

Computer tape never went away.

They've been used for (relatively) cheap, high capacity, high sequential speed storage/backup since before the micro audio cassette you know and love even existed.