Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

[John Spencer <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps my statement regarding availability of CD-R playback  
equipment was not clearly explained.

I don't think it is a poor argument, in a sense your posting below  
helped clarify what I was trying to say:
> Then all you need to worry about is technology
> life.
If you are following a "life-cycle" of technology, then one would  
assume that along the course of 100 years, the data would be migrated  
periodically to coincide with the new technologies (whatever they may  
be).

> First of
> all, no one knows for sure what can or cannot be done in 100 years.
That was also the point I was trying to make - and my personal fear  
is that those who don't deal with IT issues on a regular basis DO  
take the "100-year life" seriously without regard to the other parts  
of the puzzle needed to retrieve the data.

> However, the most
> important point is that media life should not be the reason why  
> information
> is lost. It should not be the weak link in the system. It should  
> outlast
> the technology to read it.
Agreed.


John Spencer
www.bridgemediasolutions.com


On Jan 12, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Joe_Iraci@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> One final note, the argument that "So what if media lasts 100  
> years, you
> won't have the equipment to read it at that time." is a poor one.  
> First of
> all, no one knows for sure what can or cannot be done in 100 years.  
> I would
> think that technology would be quite far advanced and therefore, I  
> wouldn't
> rule out the fact that CDs could be read in the future. However,  
> the most
> important point is that media life should not be the reason why  
> information
> is lost. It should not be the weak link in the system. It should  
> outlast
> the technology to read it. Then all you need to worry about is  
> technology
> life. Therefore, you should choose media that has the greatest  
> lifetime,
> even though 100 years may seem outrageous, to ensure this is the case.