On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 12:27 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote: > What electronic data storage is in existence that can be guaranteed to be > read even one century ahead? You need power. You need electronics, > technology... if the technology crumbles, would we be able to regenerate > it, or would be the needed technology be written in discs and unavailable?
And for 1500 years no one could read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, carved in stone. Maybe there will be no humans in the future to read our backups. Better train those simians! -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Fax: Int +46 8-31 42 23 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
