21 Dec
2009
21 Dec
'09
9:08 a.m.
On 21 Dec 2009 at 10:37, Ray Arachelian wrote:
What's wrong with just sending an email, or a
piece of paper with an
URL, maybe shortened with tinyurl or whatever? That meets with your
requirements and it's totally free.
You're assuming a connection to the internet. That's not always
available--indeed, the particular application I'm thinking of isn't
capable of networking at all--not even RS232C. Nor can the device
support a browser or even ftp--memory is very limited.
And, 20 years from now, who will still have the email? Will the url
still point to anything meaningful? I have handwritten notes in my
files from people who have long departed this vale of tears. Where
will similar URLs be?
What a horrible situation for archivists and historians!
--Chuck