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On 25/06/03, Watsky, Lance wrote: > The question actually posted specifically asked about long term > preservation. The problem is not whether or not CD's and DVD's will > last for posterity, but if the players will still be around in the > future. Although digital and optical media is wonderful for providing > access, I believe that the Library of Congress still promotes > utilizing reel-to-reels to serve as their preservation copies. Can > someone please correct me, if I am wrong. You can still get players for Edison cylinders. I think players for obsolete formats will be specialist items, but will be available somewhere, certainly for formats as widely used as CDR. (Barring global catastrophes and collapse of civilization.) Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]