----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
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> It is a pity everyone must become IT managers.... But then everybody
> already was, of a different type. There doesn't seem to be any way
> around it. A pity digital formats are so unforgiving when they
> deteriorate... And least analog is more recoverable when the media is
> trashed.
The interesting thing is, that based on several criteria: Lifespan (and
absence of natural deterioration); ease of data recovery; obviousness that
the artifact contains data and how to retrieve that data...the best choice
would seem to be the shellac disc! However, nobody makes them, or even
makes the equipment to make them!
Steven C. Barr