Retrieving the file
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Will AI replace Betamax Tape Technician jobs? · Latest report #6casncik
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the 1980s
Already deprecatedYou are literally a relic of a format war lost decades ago.
Analog enthusiast currently living in a ghost town.
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Format wars are for losers.
bzzt.youAI▸ DIGITAL CLOUD ARCHIVE V9▸ RARITY · RELIC▸ DEPRECATED · THE 1980SAI's Special Power
erases legacy formats from history
You managed magnetic tape formats and mechanical playback devices. You are currently entirely redundant.
The one thing AI can't do
You knew the exact sound of a tracking knob being adjusted for perfect signal.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
1975
Sony releases the format with high hopes.
1984
Cheaper machines win the battle for the living room.
1995
DVDs make magnetic tape obsolete for consumers.
2005
Manufacturing of hardware stops completely.
Already
You were replaced by a file server years ago.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 97.5%
Zero
Tape heads cleaned
0 percent
Market share
Negative
Relevance
Your severance
A vintage rewinder you can sell on eBay.
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