And eventually new storage formats. how many people still have the
software to read the old Kodak photo disks? I ran across one the other
day. One of these days Jpeg, Tiff etc will be replaced by something
"better" and the ability to read them will be a real challenge. I have
some old Word documents I cannot read anymore without finding a computer
that will run Windows 3.11 and load my old Office software, then maybe
work my way up from there if I can find the appropriate translators from
way back.
Aram
On 8/4/2021 7:11 PM, David Young wrote:
Agreed, Aram. But DVDs were the best choice at the time. My point is that to preserve photos, the need to be copied to new media as time goes on. But most people are not interested. Thus, those photos will soon be lost.
David
On Aug. 4, 2021 7:41 p.m., Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ha. And 5 years from now will DVD's even exist? They are gone
from laptops now, and with videos being streamed, perhaps as a
media it will die soon.
Aram
On 8/4/2021 6:39 PM, David Young wrote:
I agree, Aram. The current generation is the most recorded,
but least preserved in history.
When I gave our daughter a dvd of photos of her wedding, I
advised her that it needed to be copied on to a fresh dvd (or
other, updated media) every 5 years, to ensure preservation,
she said, "Oh, 5 years is enough"!!
It's a different world!
David.
On Aug. 4, 2021 7:18 p.m., Aram Langhans
<leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you Peter. In this digital era i wonder how many of
our photos we
are taking now will be available to view in 50-100 years.
My bet is
very few.
Aram
On 8/4/2021 5:46 AM, Peter Stevens (Redacted sender
fritzj3 for DMARC)
wrote:
> Good morning to everyone. If you have the time and
inclination, please, take a look at the photos posted at
the Guardian link below. David, given your past business
activities I think you’ll find one certain image
interesting, if not, provoke a smile. :)
>
> Peter S
>
>
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/aug/04/we-were-once-alive-100-year-old-portraits-from-rural-sweden-in-pictures-john-alinder
<https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/aug/04/we-were-once-alive-100-year-old-portraits-from-rural-sweden-in-pictures-john-alinder>
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