Burned CDs last only 2-5 years
Burned CDs last only 2-5 years.
digital-preservation 8
Posts about digital preservation.
2006 1
2004 1
Robust software
Dan Briklin on software that lasts 200 years.
2002 5
The Memory Hole
“The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known.” via RobotWisdom
Distributed proofreaders
Distributed Proofreaders. As the name suggests, it’s a distributed web-based tool for proof-reading books for Project Gutenberg. References from Slashdot and kuro5hin have spiked the number of pages proofread. But even that apart, they’re targetting over 1,000 pages a day. That’s over a book a day! via kuro5hin
My page on the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive has archived my page as of Aug 2001. The site hasn’t changed much since then.
Why your digital data could disappear one day
A good article on why your digital data could one day disappear. Digital, when you think about it, is far less permanent than paper.
Scantips
Scantips. Ways to improve your scanning.
2001 1
Archive of the Web
Archive of the Web. And of Sep 11.