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Re: [SLE] [OT...sort of]Hardcopy or electronic books?
- From: "Carlos E. R." <robin1.listas@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:38:26 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0511231635530.17924@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Tuesday 2005-11-22 at 22:07 -0800, Kai Ponte wrote:
> Having a long history with document imaging and storage systems, I ended up
> one time in a discussion about five years ago with one of the guys who was
> maintaining the records for the U-2 project, which at the time was still
> ongoing.
Sorry, I don't know what U-2 is :-?
> He had a great point - all their information is kept in microfilm.
> If they had tried to use some electronic means in the '50s, '60's, '70's or
> even '80s, it would have quickly been obsolete and extremely expensive to
> maintain. Microfilm on the other hand is cheap and longer lasting.
True, unfortunately. In the worst case, you only need a good magnifying
glass. On the other hand, it degrades with use (scratches).
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Cheers,
Carlos Robinson
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The Tuesday 2005-11-22 at 22:07 -0800, Kai Ponte wrote:
> Having a long history with document imaging and storage systems, I ended up
> one time in a discussion about five years ago with one of the guys who was
> maintaining the records for the U-2 project, which at the time was still
> ongoing.
Sorry, I don't know what U-2 is :-?
> He had a great point - all their information is kept in microfilm.
> If they had tried to use some electronic means in the '50s, '60's, '70's or
> even '80s, it would have quickly been obsolete and extremely expensive to
> maintain. Microfilm on the other hand is cheap and longer lasting.
True, unfortunately. In the worst case, you only need a good magnifying
glass. On the other hand, it degrades with use (scratches).
- --
Cheers,
Carlos Robinson
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