Steve B wrote:
"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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Jon Danniken wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
We are in the process of reducing all our traces to less
burden my kids. I am throwing out lots of old junks, pictures, what
not before it is too late.
Save the pictures, man, even if you don't think anyone will find interest
in
them. They will.

Jon


Hi,
I am archiving old movie shots and pictures onto a few DVDs.
No bulky albums.

DVD's and CD's have lifespans.

The CDs and DVDs will outlast easy availability of the readers. Each new
media format seems to last no more than 20 years, tops, and then you
have to go to a specialist, or a museum, to get it read. Plan on copying
them over to whatever comes next, or preservation-pack a PC with a
reader with the discs. I always try to keep at least one machine
available at work and/or at home with the previous 'standard' media
hardware in it. It has saved my ass, and others posteriors as well, more
than once.

In an airtight light-proof container, photo prints and negatives can
easily last a century, as long as they aren't subjected to heat or moisture.

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aem sends...