Subj : Re: Thats the picture...
To   : Holger Granholm
From : Baden Kudrenecky
Date : Sat Apr 23 2005 11:40 am

Responding to Holger Granholm from 1905-02-25 concerning Re: Thats the 
picture..., on Os2  

Hi Holger:

HG> 20-Feb-05 08:36:06, Peter Knapper wrote to All
HG> Subject: Thats the picture...
HG> 
HG> PK> Its time to retire my old Pentax Camera (15+ years old) and look
HG> PK> at Digital (still) Cameras that I can use with OS/2 (either W4 or
HG> PK> eCS 1.2), and it seems to me like the best option is to head for
HG> PK> something that uses a removeable media such as memory sticks, that
HG> PK> I can then access under OS/2. Does anyone have a working setup
HG> PK> that covers this scenario?
HG> 
HG> Hi Peter,
HG> 
HG> Ever heard about the digital twilight?  Do you want your grand-grand
HG> children to be able to still see those photographs decades later?
HG> 
HG> All digital media are hit by the digital dusk sooner or later, rather
HG> sooner. There's no digital or magnetic media that will keep the
HG> information intact for more than a few years.
HG> 
HG> You also have to consider the gear that should read those media.
HG> For example, if needed, do you still have a computer with which you
HG> can read MFM harddisks and/or 5 1/4" diskettes?
HG> 
HG> I'm not only old and/or old fashioned but also experienced enough to
HG> know that film negatives and paper printouts are saved intact for
HG> decades.
HG> 
HG> My films, books and magazines from 1945 are still in perfect shape.
HG> Try that with any digital/magnetic media!
HG> 
HG> Have a nice day,

   I completely agree with you, but digital images are
so much finer and better quality than print images,
that to avoid using digital cameras due to archiving
concerns is not reasonable.  The answer lies in a 
finding a durable digital media and format.

hasta luego, baden
baden@unixg.ubc.ca
http://baden.nu/



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