31 May
2000
31 May
'00
10:31 a.m.
Sellam wrote:
On the other hand, what happens when/if civilization
falls into another
dark period (world war, nuclear holocaust, whatever-doomsday-scenario)?
Longevity of the medium becomes an issue if you have a bleak outlook for
our future.
Nah, they'll be more interested in our grocery shopping lists. :-)
Despite my concern for preserving computer history, I'm not trying to
prepare anything to survive a nuclear holocaust. I don't think there's
much point. IMHO, preserving the stuff is useful primarily if there
*isn't* some major doomsday event.