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Tape containing UNIX v4 from Bell Labs (c. 1973) found in a storage room at the University of Utah – potentially the only complete copy (discuss.systems)
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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 week ago

Magnetic tape can be pretty good. This specific tape I don't know, but there's a reason enterprises to this day STILL widely use magnetic tape to store archives.

Though, that may be because a single tape cassette can hold way more than a hard drive, and is cheaper. But I imagine they'd need to have longevity too.