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My thoughts exactly. The capability to convert and store things are there; whether it's being done is another matter. NASA didn't lose the aforementioned data because the tech wasnt there to preserve it, it did so through negligence and stupidity. Two things which will remain issues as long as there are people left on the planet.
Excellent point by CazMar too: it it was't for the all-encompassing, intolerant rule of religion after the Roman empire fell, our knowledge of the ancient world would be immeasurably larger. Not to mention that we'd be at least some 4-5 centuries further along in our development.
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