OT: Archiving data (LONG)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed May 31 17:31:13 2000

Sellam wrote:
> On the other hand, what happens when/if civilization falls into another
> dark period (world war, nuclear holocaust, whatever-doomsday-scenario)?
> Longevity of the medium becomes an issue if you have a bleak outlook for
> our future.

Nah, they'll be more interested in our grocery shopping lists. :-)

Despite my concern for preserving computer history, I'm not trying to
prepare anything to survive a nuclear holocaust. I don't think there's
much point. IMHO, preserving the stuff is useful primarily if there
*isn't* some major doomsday event.
Received on Wed May 31 2000 - 17:31:13 BST