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From: "Ken Nelson" <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Data Storage for the Future
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:25:28 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: York <>
>
> 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.

In a similar type of situation, church organs made some 25 years ago (of the
computerized electronic type) are piles of scrap because they art broke and
noone is there to fix them. There were the state of the art $100,000 to
$250,000 variety. The old pipe organs are still humming along---but at a
cost.

Ken Nelson



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