From: Ron Kean (ronkean@juno.com)
Date: Mon May 03 1999 - 22:23:18 MDT
On Mon, 03 May 1999 14:56:33 -0400 "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com>
writes:
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>Tapes do not rely on chemical reactions, but on magnetic fields.
>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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Is not magnetic tape already oxidized, as the material which carries the
magnetic domains is iron oxide? Would not tapes made of platinum,
silver, or gold fail to work, as those materials are not ferromagnetic?
Ron Kean
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