archiving data, was RE: Media Longitevity/Care

[Scott Stevens]

On Fri, 18 Mar 05 07:39:43 GMT
msokolov at ivan.Harhan.ORG (Michael Sokolov) wrote:

> willisjo at zianet.com wrote:
> 
> > However, I am a tad concerned about what will happen
> > to our prized hobby when such items as 9-track tapes,
> > TK50s, and TU58 DECtape-IIs truly become absolute
> > unobtainium.
> 
> As I have stated many times before, I believe the solution is for us
> to open our own factories to make them.
> 
> MS

I suspect, rather than 'factories', that it would be similar to being a
'gunsmith.'  There are plenty of artisan machinists who make all sorts
of complex machinery.  There's an active hobby of making hobby steam and
gasoline engines, for instance.

It's a role for craftsmen, not industrial workers.  (Industrial workers
by design know little about what they're doing).