Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/08

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Slide Preservation
From: "Les Bonser" <lbonser@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:51:37 -0000

This is getting a bit off-topic, but somewhat related.

Newsweek had an interesting article about the un-permanence of photos,
video-tape, computer data, CDs, and other archival technologies. The article
can be viewed on the web at the following URL:

http://newsweek.com/nw-srv/issue/04_99b/printed/int/socu/ty0102_1.htm


Les

- ----- Original Message -----
> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:52:43 -0500
> From: "Zeissler, Mitch" <mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Slide Preservation
>
> Don't put all your stock into the longevity of photo CD's.
>
> 5.5" floppies have gone the way of the doodoo and I expect CD's will too,
> given time.  Additionally, CD's can deteriorate; I have had a few music
CD's
> flake apart while in storage.
>
> /Mitch
>