[Boatanchors] [Milsurplus] [BoatAnchors] An object lesson

[manualman at juno.com]

There are many fine papers manufactured today (but typically you don't
find them in your local office supply store) that will outlast the papers
made and used back in the 20th century at least up to the 90's. Of course
you could go back and start scribing your information on plates of stone.

I still have one machine here that will read 360K, Quad, and 720K
floppies.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:15:29 +0000 (UTC) Glen Zook via Boatanchors
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> writes:
> I hope that "modern" paper will last long enough that the "hard copy" 
> would survive.  However, the paper made today definitely doesn't 
> have the inherent capability to survive a long time like the papers 
> that were made centuries ago did!
> Of course, as technology advanced, I would certainly make new copies 
> using that technology!  By the way, there are still ways to read 
> those old 160k floppy discs although definitely not that 
> commonplace. Glen, K9STH
>