23 Sep
2004
23 Sep
'04
8:34 a.m.
At 06:32 PM 9/22/2004, you wrote:
I imagine something like a National Archive where every
citizen was
allocated 6 cubic inches of deep vault, environmentally controlled
permanent storage plus indexing service, written into the U.S.
Constitution as an amendment. A 1/4" stack of 4x6" fiche.
Sounds like the salt-mine sorts of data safety centers I've
heard of - but I have no idea how much they cost.
With a standard box size and weight limits, it could be
quite automated and roboticized. Like NetFlix, but for
safe off-site storage. Put a barcode on a box, it gets
delivered to the site, the robots take it from there.
Reverse to get your stuff back.
- John