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Fri 07 Jul 2008Memories will be the victims of format wars
NET RESULTS:A FEW OF the British Sunday papers had a story last week about a virulent mould that is destroying VHS tapes - and thus the treasured recorded memories of many individuals and families, writes Karlin Lillington.
The mould thrives in the particularly damp summer weather that the UK and Ireland have experienced in recent years. Thus many people - and museums, libraries and other organisations - are finding their stored tapes have been besieged by the mould, which looks like a white film on the tape.
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