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night-otter t1_j2xy5yc wrote

Oh the systems I worked on were from the 60s, still in operation in the late 80s, still in operation when I departed the location.

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aruexperienced t1_j31qywq wrote

It's crazy how old storage mediums were treated, both as a medium and as a standard. I suppose the 'if it aint broke dont fix it' mantra was written in stone.

I heard that the Nasa tapes from the moon landing SSTV tapes were basically erased in the 80s so they could be re-used and only announced in 2009.

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