From: pschleif@speakeasy.org   
      
   On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 09:14:49 -0500, "conklin"   
    wrote:   
   >   
   >"Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message   
   >news:vtc38a5e4rv3v1au7qnghapa84khhma1u7@4ax.com...   
      
   >> Yes, I copied all the video tape I want to save onto my hard drives (I   
   >> have 10 TB so the space is not a problem) and DVD, but that involves 2   
   >> or 3 pieces of aging equipment (depending on the tape format), none of   
   >> which will be replaced.   
   >   
   >All this is fine if you spend a lot of time keeping up with the changes.   
   >I've had a number of computer crashes over the years, including one   
   >lightning  strike which smoked the computer, the phone lines, the router and   
   >everything else.  Gone were the files.  As VHS, move that to DVD and then   
   >from DVD to memory sticks, and hope they last?  I've had them crash too.   
   >And the posted life expectancy of the computer-generated cd is 4 years.   
      
   I keep multiple backups, on site, off site and cloud.  If a single   
   event were catastrophic enough to cause the loss of all copies, I   
   probably would have much bigger concerns to deal with.   
   --   
   Peter Schleifer   
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