Carlos E. R. wrote: > Of course. But those things we can prevent, and has been done so for > centuries. For catastrophes, redundancy. > > 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? > > DVDs can be eaten by bacteria or mold. They can burn. They are > susceptible > to heat and light. The degrade on their own (ie, they fade). Hold on... > didn't you say that of paper? ;-) > > Ok, magnetic storage, then. Uh, oh... what about catastrophic > electromagnetic pulses? Everything erased in a single blow! > If things get that bad I don't think there will be much worry about backups. Survivors will be to busy just trying to stay alive to worry about it.
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