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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:40:57 -0400, Joel  wrote:   
      
   >Nux Vomica  wrote:   
   >   
   >>It seems that a lot of users are, irrationally, opposed to the   
   >>use of optical media for long-term archival storage.   
   >>   
   >>What, then, are some alternatives for the general user who does   
   >>not command the BIG $BUCKS necessary for enterprise grade solutions.   
   >>   
   >>Tape?  Not likely.   
   >>   
   >>Note that magnetic (HDD) or IC NAND (SSD) devices are not to be   
   >>considered long-term storage.  Consumer SSDs are especially not   
   >>long term.   
   >>   
   >>Optical media is still by far the best in terms of cost/benefit   
   >>for the general user.   
   >>   
   >>I have hundreds of optical disks that I have produced over the   
   >>past years, all with GNU/Linux, and they will last me until the   
   >>end of my time.   
   >   
   >   
   >Optical disks are good if you want a handheld copy of something, but   
   >external storage or large USB media is what I'd prefer.   
      
   But "large USB media" could be optical, or magnetic, or something   
   else.   
      
      
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