Digital BW, The Print

My archive friend at UIC is dealing with this issue. Their commitment 
is 1000 years for digital files but no one has any clue what they're 
really getting into.  Best bet; run your edition of 9 prints sooner 
than later and hope a gallery with a cold vault will snap a couple up. 
CDs DVDs�there will still be old and used readers in  30 years (if the 
world still has any oil left and our civilization still exists that is) 
and adapters will most likely be around. I'm guessing that someday 
digitally engraved vinyl (large records) (or maybe lead) will come 
on-line. People will realize very thin emulsions (even "gold" coated 
ones) just don't cut if for permanence and they'll go back to the heavy 
mechanical stuff for long-term storage.

Take care all, Walker

On Mar 17, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Blaine Cavena wrote:

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>  I'm not taking sides on the film/digital debate, but whether a CD
>  will last 300 years really isn't the issue.� The issue is whether
>  anyone will have a CD reader in 20 years.� Consider that 8 track
>  tapes, 78 rpm records and 8" floppies are already a problem.� It
>  really doesn't matter if it is digital or analog; the issue is the
>  technology required to retrieve the information and the availability
>  of that technology.
>
>  I know a large research library that has been scanning all its art
>  for years.� They recently started archiving to DVD, and at the same
>  time are converting all their earlier CD archives to DVD.� They
>  figure they will go through this process -- converting their entire
>  archive to a newer technology -- every ten years.
>
>  I also have contacts within the film/movie studio world.� They know
>  how to save film for 50 or 100 years.� They are still scratching
>  their heads about digital.
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