Steven Hirsch wrote:
Michael J. Mahon wrote:Hard disks come with their read/write technology, so the only technology "generation" issue is their attachment--ATA for decades, only now transitioning to SATA--clearly destined to be pervasive for decades to come.Or at least the next five years... :-). But I take your point.
The "progress" has adverse effect on both the media's and the technology's longevity.
Punched cards (or paper tape) will likely outlive all of us. Clay tablets while not machine readable are known to survive thousands of years.
For the really important stuff I would recommend the stone walls of some nearby cave. Guaranteed for millions of years barring a major geological catastrophe.
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