profdant139 wrote:
Cal -- my fear is that in 50 years, there won't be a machine around that can read a DVD. We converted our old VHS home movies to DVD, and we are now looking for another way to save those videos in a "device-neutral" format.
Dan -- I admire your optimism that makes you concerned about reading DVDs 50 years from now. I too want to be able to play my collection when I'm 123 years old. However, I'm not worried about a well formed digital stream disappearing (and some should DEFINITELY disappear!, but won't)-- as long as 'someone' keeps transferring to to some non-degraded media. A reading device can always be reconstructed.
Whazoo wrote:
So I'll ask if you will do something to record your adventures.
Well Dave, my comparatively meager set of TR's are 'immortalized', and free to all, on my web site -- ctwillis.com. (which I own - in a sense). From there (and from here) it's backed up daily or more often (see non-disappearing digital stream comment above). Your blog site is similar, without quite the same ownership. Besides -- I said to sell. You want to buy my TR's? I'll make you a DVD or 2. You got postage?
