tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2564065432471978839..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The threat of a Digital Dark Age -- media invention?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-69373806754005570192011-01-24T20:07:18.521-07:002011-01-24T20:07:18.521-07:00The first thought to pop into my head was "Y2...The first thought to pop into my head was "Y2K." That caused some real hand wringing before it didn't happen, but this is different. So much outdated media is being transferred to newer forms of storage that I see failure to do this as something more likely to affect individuals than an entire society.Free Genealogy Guidehttp://freegenealogyguide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-1768367085646200302011-01-24T11:10:48.318-07:002011-01-24T11:10:48.318-07:00As an IT support technician, I concur with your as...As an IT support technician, I concur with your assessment that this is an overblown issue. While there is concern about the rapid change of media formats and possible loss of data due to lack of hardware with which to read them (it has happened, to NASA!), it's not likely to lead to a dark age. However, we do need to be aware of the issue to prevent it becoming a possibility! Another thing to be aware of is that CD and DVD storage shelf life is much less than what the manufacturers were promising. Depending on storage conditions, CD's can become unreadable in as few as 3-5 years! It's not known how long USB flash drive storage remains viable, either. It's a good idea to periodically check your data stores and if needed copy the data to newer storage media. And, as always, make more than one copy, and preferably store one copy somewhere other than your house.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407854481964964535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-82984902861486465172011-01-24T09:11:38.848-07:002011-01-24T09:11:38.848-07:00James
I fully agree - several folks have been usi...James<br /><br />I fully agree - several folks have been using the "digital dark ages" terminology as of late and I think it is entirely inaccurate.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com