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From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Tue Jun 13 20:48:52 2000

> Is this really true or just another legend? I ask because many people
> also say that the old data the Census Bereau keeps in digital form is also
> decaying and partially unreadable.

In the case of NASA, I think it's true because some of the people I've
heard it from are NASA employees. This doesn't constitute "proof",
necessarily, but it seems somewhat credible.

NASA collects one hell of a lot more data than the Census Bureau. In fact,
they probably collect MANY hell of a lot mores.

They still have data on 7-track tape. Well, actually they probably don't.
But they do have the tapes.
Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 20:48:52 BST