Archive tape existed well before and well after optical discs.
These days, you can fit up to 18TB on a tape.
OK, so some smartass will pop up and say that doesn't even fit a RAM dump from some machines, but for most archiving purposes, tape has been consistently the best option for the past 50 years.
These days, you can fit up to 18TB on a tape.
OK, so some smartass will pop up and say that doesn't even fit a RAM dump from some machines, but for most archiving purposes, tape has been consistently the best option for the past 50 years.