[arachne] Re: Backups (was Re: What is "cloud computing" ???
- From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:03:25 +0930
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:09:35 +100, Bastiaan Edelman wrote:
> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> Hi Greg,
> I have some XT-computers, about 20 years old, and the BIOS on UV-EPROM
> is still readable without faults.
My first computer is now about 28 years old and the O/S on its UV-EPROM
has developed errors. However the temperatures in the shed where it is
stored can get over 45~C in summer.
> The life-time of the data was 'then' garanteed for 'at least' 10 years,
... under the recommended ideal conditions...
> but these IC's are still in a good shape.
That's good.
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