[mdlug] Compression and Archiving

[Garry Stahl]

Jeff Hanson wrote:
> Also keep a copy of the current PDF readers as the format will change
> over the years and todays PDFs may not be compatible with the
> applications of tomorrow.
>
> Obviously this implies keeping a copy of the OS and support libraries.
>  Since x86 may be long gone in ten years you should probably keep a PC
> in storage to support the software and drives.
>
> (this only sounds ridiculous to those who haven't been involved in
> corporate data archiving)

There is a lot to be said for paper.

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