<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Ben Steeves wrote: <blockquote cite="mid7ebb24d10508190811103695cc@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 8/16/05, Mike McCarty <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net"><mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Evenutally, a tape system will probably be more economical. The jury is still out on data longevity of CDs and DVDs. Tape is known to have 20+year longevity. OTOH, obtaining a drive capable of reading a 20 year old tape may be problematical. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> We keep a standalone tape drive in the same fireproof vault as our tapes. Ditto for the offsites. </pre> </blockquote> is your fireproof vault heat proof? you wont get any flames inside.. but if the temperature goes up the tape will just melt... </body> </html>