--- Stanley McManus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The ability to make unlimted "perfect" copies of a
> photo is a plus for digital. However, the idea
> that
> people will be able to quickly and easily copy
> photos
> from one medium to another has not worked out in
> reality. The time and effort to keep track of
> where
> the photos are stored, copy them and so on proves to
> be too much work for most people.
That may well be true. But I bet most of those people
can't find the negatives to photo's they took 2 years
ago, much less 10 years ago.
> IMHO, the best
> method is to shoot film, make high quality digital
> scans and then store the film in one safe place, a
> copy of the scans in another (different location)
> safe
> place, and another copy of the scans for day to day
> work.
Sounds good, I guess, but if you're going to the
trouble to make multiple copies and store them in
multiple locations, you can do the same thing with raw
digital files.
> Recently, a friend tried to recall a copy of an
> article he had written 10+ years ago on his Kaypro
> computers. Not only did he not have a suitable disk
> drive to read his 5.25 disk, he did not have the
> softeare to read the file. What a mess!
But if he really wants that file, there are ways to do
it. There are service bureaus that do this kind of
thing every single day. Send them the old floppy, and
they'll send it back to you, along with a brand new
3.5" floppy with the file in one of several current
formats.
=====
Bob Meyer
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
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