Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/01
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>Brian is right; virtually every
>form of paper ever developed has limits to its durability.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
>Of Brian Reid
>Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 12:23 PM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: RE: [Leica] "a few years" for digital pix + solving E-mail
>delivery
>
>Bits last forever. Pictures don't.
>Digital is the only sensible way to store images. Bits last forever.
While I agree that paper will age and change and in some cases disintegrate over time. The confidence which Brian express, "bits last forever." seems quite theoretical. Forever is a long time and those bits have to reside somewhere on something. And that something has no more possibility of making it through time than fine paper. We've been through this many times. In theory, in ideal conditions, if you keep migrating, etc etc. Reality - it will be as difficult to read your CDs and DVDs in 75 years as it would be to play your Edison Cylinders today. Will all those with wire recorders please raise your hands - what? you didn't migrate your wire?
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