Message-Id: <mailto:199409230646.BAA11254@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 20:49:12 GMT From: Chris Orr <mailto:ChrisO@BC.AW.COM> Subject: Re: More digital resolution / Media life expectation To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>
Sure, you can think about media life expectancy in terms of physical attributes and conditions, but don't forget that with digital technology there's also the software issue of longevity. I can have relative faith (maybe) in optical media, store that media safely, and provide archive systems based on copies, but if the operating systems and/or the formats change, then if I haven't built in an upgrade method, I'm sunk.Scary thoughts! --Chris Orr Benjamin/Cummings Publishing