On 10/28/05, Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Also vulnerable to catastrophic loss as in the libraries of Alexandria. > Difficult to have a complete back up of all the paper and be sure it > won't get destoyed by fire or flood.
But it's easy to do that to computers - right? Which could also be taken out by electromagnetism or "extreme" temps like -10 or 200 F, or being dropped to hard... And computers store a lot mroe info in a smaller space - so losing one could be like losing a whole library of paper. Multiple copies are needed to help prevent against such loses, no matter what format it's in. Copying machines are all over the place, as are printers. -Chad Smith
