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Re: [OM] Archivally safe?

Subject: Re: [OM] Archivally safe?
From: "k.matsumoto" <GHA02260@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:26:35 +0900
> Digital information has the potential to last forever. Analogue media will
> fade or distort with the passage of time, and any attempt to copy them
> always introduces distortions and noise. By contrast, a zero and a one can
> be copied perfectly.

But I was shocked when I heard CDs will last for only about 20 
years. Then, how long is the life of a CD-R?  I think you shouldn't 
forget to backup your data every few years or your grand children 
would see none of your pictures...

kazuya matsumoto

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