Re:The Sixth Stage of Grief Is Retro-Computing
by JadeNB on Thursday November 06, 2014 @10:16AM
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> I tell myself I'll look through them at some imaginary point in the future.
I'm sure you already know this, but, if you're serious about looking through them, please don't wait! I found an old cache of floppies myself a while back, and looked forward to a nostalgic stroll through their contents, but after less than 10 years almost half the content was corrupted.
It probably won't make a huge difference after all this time anyway, but please at least archive to a more durable medium while you wait!
(Of course, maybe I've missed the point and just the pleasure of having them is worth more than any data you might get off them—in which case, don't mind me.)
I'm sure you already know this, but, if you're serious about looking through them, please don't wait! I found an old cache of floppies myself a while back, and looked forward to a nostalgic stroll through their contents, but after less than 10 years almost half the content was corrupted.
It probably won't make a huge difference after all this time anyway, but please at least archive to a more durable medium while you wait!
(Of course, maybe I've missed the point and just the pleasure of having them is worth more than any data you might get off them—in which case, don't mind me.)