Meet the archivists preserving magnetic tape to battle technology obsolescence.
Even in this era of cloud storage, many data centers still use good, reliable magnetic tape. But as the technology develops at a faster rate, this backup is quickly becoming obsolete. What will become of the forgotten data preserved on the tape of the past?
Explore the first story in Science Friday’s new “File Not Found” series.
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