Re: Archiving very old paper diagrams, drawings and text

On 2005-06-01, bz <bz+sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I think that the records written by the Etruscans are no longer readable.
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> Without the Rosetta stone, Egyption hyroglyphics would still be unreadable.
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> Olde English isn't exactly easy to read.
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> Methinks you overestimate the advantage of analog media.

So you're comparing media that survived thousands of years with
those that won't last ten to support the case for the latter?

> The problem of transcribing data is much older than the digital age.

True.

robert
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