Subj : Re: Archiving For Armageddon
To   : warmfuzzy
From : Greenlfc
Date : Mon Jun 05 2023 06:43:47

On 02 Jun 2023, warmfuzzy said the following...
 
 wa>  Og> Instead of trying to preserve the original physical media (and  
 wa>  Og> later find that the original film is too delicate or  
 wa>  Og> deteriorated for practical re-use) maintain a system that  
 wa>  Og> converts or transfers that media to the current technology  
 wa>  Og> available as it emerges.  eg, 35mm/70mm movie film -> VHS ->  
 wa>  Og> DVD -> SD -> whatever.
 wa> 
 wa> a progressively updating archive... a very cool idea... would i keep
 wa> going back to the archive's drop spot or have several drop sites?  So
 wa> would I have a certain place to update periodically and swap out the
 wa> archive, or just leave the archive in place and find a new spot each
 wa> major update?
 wa> 

IMHO, if you were going to go that route, then rotating through a few locations makes sense.  I'm reminded of that buried car time capsule that flooded and was a huge disappointment when it came up.  Even if you lost a later version of the archive, you'd still have a chance of grabbing the previous one.

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