[ARSCLIST] Triggering memories of the so-called "computer" tape of days gone by

[Rob Bamberger <RBAMBERGER@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As one who used to buy a couple hundred reels at a time of used, unboxed open-reel tape that reportedly had been used by the Federal Government, I thought some members of the list might be interested in a GAO submission to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The topic is: "Sale of Magnetic Data Tapes Previously Used by the Government Presents a Low Security Risk"
 
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071233r.pdf
 
Robert L. Bamberger
Specialist in Energy Policy
Resources, Science and Industry Division
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-7450
 
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