Tony Duell wrote:
>
> > > > Tyvek stuff can only be destroyed by fire -- well, it _can_ be stretched,
> > >
> > > I think you'll find that paper (at least) will withstand higher
> > > temperatures than most magnetic media...
> >
> > I'm not talking about bonding oxides to Tyvek -- I'm talking about
> > punching holes in long by 1" (or whatever the proper width is) strips
> > of it.
>
> You misunderstood me. I was pointing out that paper tape (as in punched
> paper tape) would stand a higher tempearature than magnetic media in
> general. I don't know about (punched) Tyvek tape - but I would guess it
> would be somewhere between magnetic tape and punched paper tape.
Well, if the house burns down, every known computer storage medium is
going to break down -- I am _not_ going to try carving source code into
granite slabs. But Tyvek punched tape would _seem_ to have all other
drawbacks of paper tape covered (even if the Tyvek is stretched [which
rarely happens by accident] it'll be readable).
I've put Tyvek disk envelopes through a wash & dry cycle on hot, and
they came out fine and undistorted.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Wed Jun 24 1998 - 21:40:21 BST