Article on data rot on CD's

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Wed Jul 28 15:32:55 2004

jjd wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 16:14, Doc Shipley wrote:
>
>>Paul Koning wrote:
>> and the backup software junked.
>
>
> I laugh at those who criticized me for backing up my system with tar :)

   Yeah, and you can probably guess which software they junked, if I
tell you the backups were done on PeeCees running Windows, with QIC80
and 120 floppy-interface drives.

   Fortunately, our lab was right beside the surplus barn and the first
computer I found with the right drive also had Jumbo still installed.
All I had to do was add an ethernet card and map a server drive.

   Yes, it was still an all-Windows shop and probably still is, and yes,
they were still using a different off-the-shelf proprietary backup tool.
   Some directors are just incapable of learning.


        Doc
Received on Wed Jul 28 2004 - 15:32:55 BST