Re: Seeking advice on permanent storage

wilt wrote:

> Tom's experience mirrors the public experience... CD-R most dependable,
> CD-RW somewhat less dependable, DVD-R somewhat less dependable than
> CD-RW, DVD-RW even less dependable than DVD-R for long term storage.

I am hitting 200GB of audio and images, and no end in sight. How many
DVD's is that? Why should I manage a large collection of pieces of
plastic of uncertain lifespan? What's in it for me? I gave up on
piles of 3.5" diskettes over 10 years ago, and, as far as I am
concerned, only an idiot would return to such.

I advise you, and everyone else, not to act like an idiot.

> >>Retain old computer as a backup copy. Cycle as you purchase newer computers. You may retain the network
> cable at your option. Avoid CD. Avoid DVD.<<
>
> eawckye's advice works ONLY as long as the new computer has a drive
> interface circuit which is compatible with the harddrive in the new
> computer! obviously eawckye has not been around long enough to have
> experienced the evolution of harddrives from ST-506 thru ESDI thru IDE
> thru EIDE thru SATA, SCSI thru SCSI-2 thru SCSI-3 etc etc. nor
> computer buses from ISA thru EISA thru PCI...few of which are ever
> compatible with one another!

Well, it's apparently too late for you: yer acting like an idiot.

The old computer is kept as a backup. You know, the one with the
required electronics to read whatever the data is stored on? You copy
from old to new and keep the old until another 'new' comes around.
Read what I write more carefully, or retain the services of someone who
can explain the concepts to you in a language you (alone?) understand.

.

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