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

[Raymond Cote]

Yes Pete as do I, at least one and running dos 3.3. Lol


Politicians are like disposable diapers: They must be replaced often and for the very same reason

Raymond Cote--KD9CCZ


> On Apr 15, 2015, at 14:39, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
> 
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