Quoting Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>:
> In general, the higher the data density, the more likely it is to
> get damaged (it takes less wear/damage of the medium to erase a
> bit). So you'd not want to have too high a data density if you want
> the result to be 'archival'. And the problems/solutions for
> preserving paper (be it documents, or presumably punched tape) are
> reasonably well-known, I think.
The *other* thought that came to my mind was that they could find
something to work in place of paper -- some plastic, metal, or other
material that would better handle more densely packed data.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss_at_ou.edu
Received on Wed May 16 2001 - 22:44:38 BST