[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward

[Scott Dorsey]

=?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>On 7/26/2020 4:06 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> 
>> I'm talking mostly 1970s and 1980s tapes.  Most of them stored under office
>> conditions.  Occasionally I get older tapes and newer tape and the occasional
>> attic-stored tape.
>
>I was always told that tapes (yes 9 track) should be copied to
>new tapes after 10 years to avoid risk of data loss.

Absolutely, this is a very good practice.  If at all possible keep the original
tapes too, although I realize that not everyone has space to do that.  

You cannot be too safe.
--scott
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