> From: John L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 8:27 PM > To: Hallam-Baker, Phillip > Cc: John C Klensin; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Image attachments to ASCII RFCs (was: Re: Last > Call: 'Proposed Experiment: Normative Format in Addition to > ASCII Text' to Experimental RFC (draft-ash-alt-formats)) > > > You mean that we should update the current medieval print format to > > take advantage of the best technology available to the Victorians? > > Yeah. I realize that it's appealing to upgrade to the latest > half inch nine track tapes (a format that lasted 20 years, > after all), but I get the impression that I'm not the only > person who would prefer to move with greater caution.
Nine track was effectively obsolete a decade ago. No problem getting support for it: http://www.chicorporation.com/ninetrack/drives/9906.html The key to making sure you have lasting support is to make sure you choose a standard that enough people depend on that you are not going to be the only person needing a compatible exit strategy. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
