Data Storage
Submitted by on January 1, 1998
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CD-ROM
by Laura Tangley
This article discusses the durability and longevity of some of todays modern forms
of data storage. There is a big problem with the way data is being stored. The new forms
of data storage, such as the CD-ROM and Magnetic tapes are not withstanding the test of
time. The Magnetic tape has been around for some thirty some years and there have
already been many problems with the preservation of these tapes. NASA and many other
government organizations have had problems with these tapes. The magnetic coating that
the 1s and 0s of digital code are stored on, are separating from their backing, making it
impossible to decipher the data stored on them. The same problem is arising with
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