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From: York <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Data Storage for the Future
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 07:48:09 -0500


> As to electronic media, I suspect that archivists will make sure that they
> can read old formats just as many today can read Latin.

A lot of old data (eg from the space program) is unreadable already.
"Reading old data" requires not only the old machines, but somebody to
repair and troubleshoot the machines, etc., understand the software,
etc. This is not the way to go, believe me. It is hard enough to
maintain old paper.
Carol York
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