Previously, J. M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I appreciate the tip about magneto-optical. I vaguely >recall that I considered buying one back in I dunno >'98 or something, The other reason I like MO is that using the disks is more like using a removable hard drive. You can add things in increments if you want (not like burning a CD).
>True; that was one of my attractions to CD-R - so many >zillions of CD *reader* devices have been made, I >would imagine there will still be a measurable number >of functional ones floating around in "used" or >"specialty" or whatever markets, even after a decade >or two (maybe I dunno, akin to how one now sometimes >sees old obsolete stuff like 8-track players for sale, >albeit in varying conditions). If one has data that really might need to be accessed that far in the future, there's another important consideration--will the software and operating systems then still be able to read the data, even if the media is okay? For example, say you have a ten-year old file of a publication that you created in PageMaker or an older page-layout program, and that you have plenty of backups of this document. Will a newer version of PageMaker on OS XXXI a few years from now still be able to open that old file though? So, if you are preserving that kind of file the thing to do is remember to open it up every few years, load it in and re-save in the newer format, so that the file will continue to be useful. > Or maybe not - I guess >those lasers and stuff give out eventually, dunno >'bout that though. I may not be around in 30 years to >find out, but 10 or 15 years probably :-/� I think it's best to plan for the long haul, just in case! You never know. :-) --Anna -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
