Making the Perfect Record: From Inscription to Impression in Early Magnetic RecordingMain MenuAboutAbstract for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PIntroductionIntroduction to Making the Perfect Record: From Inscription to Impression in Early Magnetic RecordingNotesNotes for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PMediaMedia for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PAcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PTechnical InformationTechnical Information for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PReferencesReferences for “Making the Perfect Record,” American Literature 85.4 (December 2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230, Duke U PJentery Sayersbecbfb529bffcfafdfad6920ed57b30ccdca5339This essay is part of the “New Media” special issue of American Literature (volume 85, number 4, December 2013). See http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2370230. Version 1 of the site is (c) 2013 by Duke University Press.
Erasure
12013-10-14T13:37:19-07:00Jentery Sayersbecbfb529bffcfafdfad6920ed57b30ccdca53392495With Early Magnetic Media, Complete Erasure of Content Was Not a Givenplain2014-01-01T06:36:24-08:00Jentery Sayersbecbfb529bffcfafdfad6920ed57b30ccdca5339Of course, as with most media, absolute erasure was difficult to achieve with early magnetic storage. Often, even after a magnet was rubbed over the wire, trace impressions remained.
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12013-10-14T10:31:33-07:00Merely a Validation Machine8Even when the magnetic record is wiped, the witnesses remainplain2013-12-19T20:29:25-08:00