Preservation into Eternity (was: IMSAI 8080)

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Tue Jun 23 21:27:53 1998

> Toners are wax resin
> based and while storage life is good it's not great.

Laser printers (and all toner based systems) are really no good for
archiving data. The toner is only melted onto the surface, and will come
right off if aped on! Take a laser printed page and fold it up a few
times, then put it into a pocket for a few days and walk around with it -
you will notice far less toner in some areas.

Also, are not most inks for inkjet based systems water based? That spells
trouble.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Tue Jun 23 1998 - 21:27:53 BST