[Cialug] long term storage

[Morris Dovey]

Afan Pasalic wrote:
> Since technology is changing, store your data on DVDs - good for 5 
> years. And in 5 years there will be new type of media (bigger, better, 
> safer...) and you will just move your data from DVDs to that new media - 
> and back in the circle of technology.
> :-)
> 
> I, personally, put everything on external HDs. One HD at home and one HD 
> with the same content at work - what are chances both will burn down :-)

[ If Murphy sends us an F5, it will be /your/ fault. ;) ]

I still have machine readable source code from the 1950's...

...archived on punched paper tape.

Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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