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Originally Posted by nyrath
The problem is that e-books can become unreadable due to the mere passage of time.
http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/26409.html
Not to mention problems with media. I've got a bunch of data on 3.5 inch floppy disks, but nowadays I do not have easy access to a 3.5 floppy disk drive. And that was only about 15 years worth of obsolescence. |
That is a very good point in favour of paper books! I remember some versions of software being retro-compatible but only for the latest versions. In hardware that is a lot more difficult since the basic principle on how the devices work change (i am thinking about magnetic tapes and lasers for example).