Yes but can I trust the data in the baking process? Could not there be
some alteration or degradation in the baking process?
Ray
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Grevin, Frederic
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 11:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [RM] A Lesson in Records Management
Sorry, Bill, the "only completely proven media for record storage" is
NOT
cave walls, but baked clay tablets (MUST be baked, not sun-dried).
I propose a new technology : Computer Output to Baked Clay Tablet. Let's
start creating some International Standards for the medium ... ;-)
Also, assuming by "cave walls" you refer to the paintings on the walls
of
various European caves, those are considerably more than a few thousand
years old (recent radiocarbon dating yields 13,000 to 15,000 years for
Altamira, Spain).
Best regards,
Fred.
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Frederic J. Grevin
Director, Records and Archives Management
The City of New York
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
59-17 Junction Blvd., 11th floor
Flushing, NY 11373-5108
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Phone: (718) 595-4372
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-----Original Message-----
From: Roach, Bill J. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 17:02
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Subject: Re: [RM] A Lesson in Records Management
>>I've seen and heard enough about potential data loss on CDs to be a
bit
reluctant to trust CD as a medium.<<
I don't recommend them, I recommend film. However, I just couldn't
resist
the chance to point out that film LE is as much an estimate as CD LE.
And,
as I have said before, the only completely proven media for record
storage
is cave walls, and they only go back a few thousand years.
Bill R
Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
701-328-3589
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