fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agoBACK IT UPmander.xyzimagemessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBACK IT UPmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square225fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago127TB of data. That’s almost exactly 20 LTO-6 tapes. Good for 30 years when you’ll need to transfer them to something better. It’ll cost you less than $300 and it’ll all fit into a shoebox. Become an archivist. The future depends on it.
minus-squareCommissarVulpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway”
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHigh latency though and particularly catastrophic if you get packet loss
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago It’ll cost you less than $300 Except for the multi-thousand-dollar drive.
minus-squareUnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoLto6 drives are more in the sub 500 realm now. Still pricey but far more affordable. Of course more modern lto… Yeah
127TB of data. That’s almost exactly 20 LTO-6 tapes. Good for 30 years when you’ll need to transfer them to something better.
It’ll cost you less than $300 and it’ll all fit into a shoebox.
Become an archivist. The future depends on it.
“Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway”
High latency though and particularly catastrophic if you get packet loss
Except for the multi-thousand-dollar drive.
Lto6 drives are more in the sub 500 realm now. Still pricey but far more affordable. Of course more modern lto… Yeah