peter green wrote:

> IMO if a digital archive is important you should have a "state of the
> archive" session at least every few years where you=20
>=20
> 1: check that all copies of the media (you did make multiple copies
> right,,,) are still readable and make more copies and/or copies on
> newer media or filing systems if appropriate.

I have archived data from the 80ies that has moved from floppies to
tapes to CD-ROMs to IDE harddisks to SATA harddisks.

Gerhard
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