It's interesting Bill you mentioning about family members probably throwing stuff in the garbage. I had some distant family members that literally threw an entire collection of photo's on a bonfire because they weren't remembered in a will!! Horrifying!
Charlotte On 28 May 2011 21:08, William Boswell <[email protected]> wrote: > There has to be someone in the family that will continue to preserve the > information we have compiled through the years. I have data from the 1980's > that started out on 5 1/4" diskettes up to current times and if I hadn't > preserved them by upgrading their formats it would be gone for good. Some > originally came from paper that I had to retype because PC's didn't exist > them (1970's). In that sense paper was the best media for that time. > > What about old 8mm and 16mm films? Try to get them converted these days. > I have a bunch of them deteriorating. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Gray [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 3:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Speaking of pictures > > John, > > While I agree that digital technologies do become obsolete, I don't see > paper as a particularly good alternative either. Paper deteriorates, inks > fade. And, fire and flood is all too common. > > I attended a Dick Eastman presentation, and his advice was 'multiple > copies, multiple media types, multiple locations. That is the only way to > protect yourself from the failure of any one backup. > > Digital media do become obsolete, absolutely. One needs to periodically > copy data from old media to new media, one to keep up with technology and > simply to ensure that the original media is still readable. And, even new > hard drives, DVD's, USB sticks, and whatever is coming in the future will > fail. Hence, multiple copies. > > I keep data on my hard drive, backup to USB and DVD held at my home > frequently, use Dropbox for on-line backup, and periodically take DVD > backups to friends and family that live far away. > > Certainly, paper can be one of those multiple backups, but I'm not sure > it's the most secure. > > Paul > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
