Subj : Re: Archiving For Armageddon
To   : warmfuzzy
From : Greenlfc
Date : Mon May 22 2023 06:11:01

On 19 May 2023, warmfuzzy said the following...
 
 wa> Great response Greenlfc!  Yes, if we do do digital backups we will need
 wa> to include media in various forms, optical drives, tape backup, solid
 wa> state media, etc.  We will also need to include several varieties of
 wa> computers so that those archives could still be read after being found
 wa> many decades from now.  Also, you're right about printed material on
 wa> acid free paper... this would be a great addition to the archives.

Thanks!  If you want to carry on down the rabbit hole, then you're looking at new capacitors, belts, cleaning supplies, etc to maintain those mechanical devices.  Also, removing any internal batteries from the archival systems and ensuring the system will still work.

When you look at folks running retro systems, battery leakage, such as the the Varta battery on the old Amiga 500s, are a common failure mode, destroying gear.

For myself, I go with a balance.  I've got a decent library of paper books, and a deep library of digital material on portable devices.  If we go far enough down an electronics-destroying timeline, the books will keep us functional.  I'm not too worried about keeping electronics going forever.

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