Re: [microsound] decay

[Jeremy Tolsma <ccws@xxxxxxxx>]

> Digital is the best archival medium available. Nothing else comes close.
The
> ability to constantly backup digital code means that even if the storage
> medium corrupts, as long as copies have been made then the information can
> be stored in perpetuity. Ironically the next closest thing would be paper
&
> ink.

it should be noted that digital systems are constantly improving, as are
systems for retreival of archive analog footage.  If you archive analog
recordings to digital, don't toss out your analog recordings!  In the future
you will be able to dig them up and perhaps make even better digital
archives of them.