Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You phrased it backwards I think. While you're OLD computer may not read today's media your NEW computer should well be able to read old media in standard formats. I have CDs dating back to the early days of CD distribution that are still quite readable on my new machines. I would expect that to remain the same. I would not expect a DVD written with a blue laser to be readable on an old DVD drive, however. Of course the software required to READ the data on that drive - that's a different story. But TIFF and JPEG and PSD files should be readable significantly into the future. Adam On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:45:36 -0400, dnygr <dnygr@cshore.com> wrote: > While we ponder what film there might be available in 5 to 10 years, we > might also ask where digital will be. Bill Gates said this week that CDs > and DVDs will be passe within 10 years. Given that my 1985 computer won't > read my 2004 discs, will my 2014 computer be able to read my files from > 2004. In other words, will our digital files be obsolete before long? Will > our storage devices be dependable over the long haul? Is current digital > equipment just one of many of the new waves of technology? Will film > continue to be around when our current digital equipment is like a whale > out of water? > > I do digital, but I don't kid myself about it's longevity. > > Doug Nygren > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >