MLUG: Re: Analog vs. digital (was Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] okay, mp3 fans...)
Re: Analog vs. digital (was Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] okay, mp3 fans...)
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On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Igor Izyumin Jr. wrote:

> > If you are worried about archiving, go digital.  Store CDs in multiple
> > locations and upgrade the media every decade or so.  They will never
> > change, not at all.  I think digital storage is much safer in this way
> > than any kind of analog storage.
>
> Hey, the media will become obsolete after a while, and so will the
> formats.  If you constantly convert them to new formats, they will
> start looking screwy.

We don't have a problem with disk space -- save them as a .bmp or
equivalent *nonlossy* format.  They will *never* start looking screwy.
They will never change at all.

Mike

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