To be really safe you also have to be able to use the original OS where the TW was created and used. Worse case, it is not the JS or HTML that changed but due to various concerns, the OS has changed.
Thus, the foolproof way is to have a virtual machine that runs the OS, browser, and TW. Alas, the VM may not load and run in future also. Ultimately, the only solution is paper. We are still finding documents from ancient times, whereas computer apps and storage don't even live for a decade (DBase2, floppies, zip drives, ....). Perhaps, off topic. -- Josef On Jul 1, 7:12 am, HansBKK <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, July 1, 2011 2:34:52 PM UTC+7, PMario wrote: > > > ==== slightly off topic ==== > > I don't remember one, that said:"I can't load my TW anymore, all my > > data is gone." Most of them said:"I can't import the content of one TW > > into a eg: master TW". Or "I can't open my master TW, that > > automatically imports content from other TWs". Which seems to be > > blocked, due to security issues. Or it is a browser bug. The single TW > > files seem to be still accessible. So it is a loss of convenience and > > not data. The HTML4 format works fine with new browsers. > > Yes, I was simply pointing out an area of concern, as I've been quite > surprised that these issues are coming up at all - probably just shows my > ignorance of the complexities of HTML5 and/or JavaScript standards. > > So checking if you can access your archive every year, would be a good > > > idea. I personally check mine at least every 3 years. > > It's just an other file format, but imo doesn't solve the long > > > term accessibility problem, because data needs to be stored on a media > > eg: CD and there you also have an accessibility problem. ..... > > Good points, reminders there are no single-solution magic bullets. . . > > But I don't think plain text, including CSV as a file format will become > difficult to work with for at least a few more generations, probably "never" > IMO. > > Regarding physical data storage, all but my multi-media files are small > enough that they just stay with me, as standard hard drive sizes keep > expanding faster than I can fill them with content - as long as I'm vigilant > about moving my multi-media stuff offline, and I do transfer over to new > optical discs, deciding what to keep and what to chuck every 2-3 years. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
