>>Remember that there was something like an 1,800 year gap between the
last Egyptian and the first Frenchman who could read hieroglyphics.<<
Now my mind starts to wander. I wonder, how many sides would a Rosetta
Stone have to contain to "read" all of the formats generated in the past
25 years?
>>Are magnetic tapes, optical disks, and punch-cards really all that
much different from clay tablets, stone, and organic media?<<
Yes.
Bill R
Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
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