From: "P. J. Alling"
My take. Someone at Kodak doesn't think the this technology will be maintained much longer. But it may have to be reproduced in the future. Publishing a book will widely disseminate the information, so that it might not be lost for all time.
I doubt it will be "lost for all time" any more than Kodak's B&W processes were.
AFAIK, when Kodak got out of the B&W darkroom end of the business, they sold it lock, stock & production machinery to the Chinese, who carted the whole thing off.
And that those Chinese factories are producing adequate supplies for those of us still interested in B&W darkroom.
The demand for film is still there for now, but as it diminishes, at some point Kodak will find it necessary to sell off the production process in order to meet investors expectations.
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