sahayman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Steve Hayman) (07/12/90)
We'd like to start protecting up our Exabyte 8mm backup tapes. Since these are small and not too numerous (we have about 60 at the moment) we hardly need anything larger than a drawer. I've been looking at various inexpensive "fireproof" lockable storage cabinets ranging in size from a lunchbox to a full-size safe. There's one that's "file folder size" for about $50. Supposedly these will keep paper from charring for an hour or so, however I think the inside temperature during a fire might still be too much for tapes (considering what can happen to audio cassettes if you leave them on the dashboard of your car.) I'd like to hear from anyone who may have found the ideal product for keeping 8mm tapes both secure and safe from fire. One common solution is to keep copies of the tapes off-site, but if I can find a suitable inexpensive lockable storage container, I'd rather keep all the tapes near the drive. Plesae email me any suggestions and I'll summarize to the net. Thanks. Steve Hayman Workstation Manager Computer Science Department Indiana U. sahayman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (812) 855-6984
jac1@merlin.cvs.rochester.edu (John Chapman jac) (07/17/90)
The 8-mm video tapes fit very neatly into the "IBM card" files. Maybe you can find a "safe" version of one of those. Might hold a century of backups :-) .