Posted by GMAN on 02/09/07 19:00

In article <5326cfF1qjookU1@mid.individual.net>, "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:
>"Gene" wrote ...
>> Sorry, but I still do not understand how anyone could store my data
>> as cheaply as I can. That would assume that I was willing to
>> allow someone to view my family movies - which I would NEVER do.
>>
>> As of today, my total out-of-pocket cost to store a gigabyte of data
>> is ~ six cents/US ($0.06). That is on a very high quality DVD-R,
>> single. I can't even conceive of someone providing me with 20 years
>
>I think there will be LOTS of horror stories here in less than 20
>years of people who thought that writable optical discs would
>provide some sort of "archival quality" storage. Good luck.
>But whatever you do, don't throw away the original tapes.
>
>
Yet, you are going to trust your ISP to keep your data safe for that long on
their hardware?

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