From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net   
      
   "Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message   
   news:e6368al8k3mq33i3dadtjq7n359ci16par@4ax.com...   
   > 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   
   > "Ignorance is easy and you get it for free"   
      
   Ok, but few people do that.  Thus what used to be a long-lasting photo is   
   now fragile and since few are printed out, short-lived.   
      
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