17 Jan
1999
17 Jan
'99
1:31 p.m.
On 18 Jan 1999, Eric Smith wrote:
Sam wrote:
We're talking 100 years here. Computers didn't even exist in 1899, and
now you can wear one on a ring. I think aligning a 1999 hard drive, a
physical item that is still very visible by the naked eye, will be among
the more mundane tasks in 2099.
Of course, the point is pretty much moot anyway.
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I would hope that in 100 years re-aligning a
late-1990's hard drive would
be a trivial task.
Doubtful. It's a hard task now, and it will only get harder, since the
necessary technical documentation (which is proprietary to the drive
manufacturer) will be long gone.