cd longevity

From: Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Fri May 7 18:04:12 2004

Al;

Want a "real" mirror of bitsavers? Just let me know.

Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Kossow" <aek_at_spies.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: cd longevity


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> >
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> The only real chance is to make sure that the data has redundant
> storage. Paper burns well. Why is it that many of the classic
> systems we like have no docs. These docs were on paper. One type
> of storage is no solution at all.
>
> ===
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> This is EXACTLY why I created bitsavers.org
>
> >> I << don't want to have the only surviving copy of a paper document
> or program.
>
> The problem is, there are no 'real' mirrors (I can see in the logs that
> dozens of people are mirroring it for themselves..)
>
>
>
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