On Mon, 03 May 1999 14:56:33 -0400 "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com>
writes:
>Tapes do not rely on chemical reactions, but on magnetic fields.
Is not magnetic tape already oxidized, as the material which carries the
magnetic domains is iron oxide? Would not tapes made of platinum,
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>Granted, if the medium oxidizes, the fields are lost. Proper storage
>prevents oxidization. Of course the lowest quality tapes will degrade
>easier. Iron degrades far faster than, say, platinum, silver, or gold
>tapes.
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Ron Kean
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