[geeks] Cheap/reliable backup?

[Sheldon T. Hall]

Quoth Cory Smelosky ...
> On Wed, 4 Dec 2013, Mike Meredith wrote:
> > If I were to put backups on anything other than disk, I'd 
> > opt for LTO 
> > tape. I've heard that the data life expectancy is from 20-30 years 
> > probably depending on storage conditions and how frequently it gets 
> > written to.
> >
> 
> Still too short for my taste.  I just write QR codes to stone 
> tablets. ;)

Which brings up another issue with long-term data storage ... will there be
a suitable reading device around ages and ages hence?

-Shel