On Tuesday 20 February 2007 03:35, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 12:27 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
What electronic data storage is in existence that can be guaranteed to be read even one century ahead? You need power. You need electronics, technology... if the technology crumbles, would we be able to regenerate it, or would be the needed technology be written in discs and unavailable?
And for 1500 years no one could read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, carved in stone. Maybe there will be no humans in the future to read our backups. Better train those simians!
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