Quote Originally Posted by Nix
1. Well I'm guessing that IBM make magnetic tapes and not CDRs so have a vested interest in putting out this propoganda.

2. I don't know how old he is but presumambly with his qualifications, a reasonable age so would probably have people storing the info on punch cards if it were possible. LOL

3. You only have to look at some of the old movies they find in archives to see what crap quality they are after not even a century in some cases.

4. Don't mention the war
Hee hee:

Well... a few points here:

1) Anybody that can pass a high-school level science class in Germany is automatically a physicist.

2) IBM doesn't manufacture optical burners, but I'm guessing they probably have their hands in the hardware AND media for tape drives.

3) This guy has obviously NEVER accidentally set one of his backup tapes on top of a stereo speaker (lost 5 YEARS of backup that way once back in the late '80s), nor had a wife that thought cute refrigerator magnets also looked cool in the computer room.

4) Nix, what do you have against all us "old guys" anyhow? hee hee