Well, for the ultimate in archivalness (is that a word?), to preserve things for future generations of your family, do what I plan to do: get rid of both magnetic and optical storage. Back to basics here. Sure, we all shoot digital now, but we don't have to store that way.
Print out your most important digital images at high resolution on archival paper, using long-lasting pigmented inks, and then keep these prints in an album, dry, clean, and out of light, except when you look at them. They ought to last a generation or two that way (Epson says 200 years, at least). And then, to really save them for the ages, use a copy stand to shoot those prints with a camera that uses film, and the best film for the purpose is black and white. The black and white negatives will last practically forever, and any silver-based prints made from them (in an old-fashioned chemical darkroom, like I have) would last as long as the paper, which can also be centuries. In other words, get your important pictures out of the electronic devices altogether, and back into the shoebox, alongside Grandma's. All the future generations have to do then is pick them up and hold them in their hand, and look at them. Eyeballs never become obsolete. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
