The Audio Archivists: "Somewhere Between Hard Science and Garage Alchemy"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/arts/music/iron-mountain-audio-tape-preservation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5k8.-ksX.71L7e9Is_3LN&smid=url-share

Tapesponding -- Who Knew?

I didn't realize that "tapesponding" had become so widespread.  I know of two very prominent homebrewers (one now a Silent Key) who exchanged tapes.  When I learned of this I asked if those tapes (which would have been a real treasure) were still around.  Sadly, they had been destroyed,  as, I suspect, were most of the tapes mentioned in this video. 

I sometimes think that some of the on-the-air conversations about tech topics really should be saved for posterity (most conversations clearly should NOT be saved!).  The internet provides a great forum for this kind of preservation.  This happens,  but only very sporadically and mostly in the AM world. 

Thanks to Hack-A-Day for alerting us to this.