archiving as opposed to backing up

From: Geoffrey Thomas <geoffreythomas_at_onetel.com>
Date: Sat Sep 25 04:46:30 2004

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From: "Ashley Carder" <wacarder_at_usit.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:28 AM
Subject: RE: archiving as opposed to backing up


> >
> > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Teo Zenios wrote:
> >
> > > To me archives should be made up of just the important stuff,
> > if we didn't
> > > find it important enough to save it, people 1000 years from now
> > will think
> > > it is even less important. Who wants to dig through a trillion
> > pictures of
> > > everyone's pre school finger paintings in an archive our parents put
> > > together 1000 years from now?
>
> Sellam > Well, I for one would be beyond thrilled to see pictures of
people
> and
> Sellam > places and things from 1000 years ago.
>

> The past, the present, and the future are all part of one continuous,
> never ending story. It's up to us to preserve things for those who
> come after us. It's up to those who come after us to determine what
> they are interested in from the things we leave.
>
> I suppose I've rambled again......
> Ashley
>
It comes as no great surprise to find that people on this list dedicated to
preserving old computers should also preserve other old items.
When they get around to refining the theory of evolution , they may find
that the people on this list are descended not from the ape but from the
squirrel. :^)

Geoff.
Received on Sat Sep 25 2004 - 04:46:30 BST