Re: Is ProDOS supported in OSX?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

>> >> ...but you don't produce any scientific data with that equipment, do
>you?
>> >
>> > Um, not really. Should I? ;-)
>>
>> That's for you to decide.  ;-)
>>
>> But since you're not, you don't have much need to preserve that old
>> data for the future.
>
>That is true, but I would like to see how long the floppies remain
>readable and if the CD ever becomes defunct due to the creation
>of a new and better format. ;-)

Of course it will--that's the whole point.  There is not likely to be
any _ultimate_ medium.  (Well, maybe something molecular...  ;-)

If data is to be preserved, it must be constantly re-copied to newer
media (not just new copies on old media).

-michael

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