Thursday, November 10, 2005

Durability of digital information

It is only slightly facetious to say that digital information lasts forever--or five years, whichever comes first.
-- Jeff Rothenberg, "Ensuring the Longevity of Digital Documents," Scientific American 272, no. 1 (1995)

1 Comments:

Blogger nordy said...

Caleb, you're pretty smart huh? I will pride myself on the fact that though I failed to grasp the overall message of a few of these quotes, I did know all of the words. Nothing is funnier than self-deprecating humor. Hope all is well with you.

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