6 Dec
2000
6 Dec
'00
9:38 a.m.
At 03:55 AM 12/6/00 +0100, Iggy Drougge wrote:
Actually, I think CD-ROM deserves a nomination.
It's an optical floppy
/without/ any protection from outside forces whatsoever. It's actually quite
horrible.
I've wondered about that. Considering the inevitable decay of
aluminum CDs as well as now nearly-free CD-R media, will there
be a demand for very smart readers in the future that might
be able to rescue otherwise unreadable data?
- John