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Originally Posted by Kevin8or
And really, how many people actually do that?
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Unless you're interested in becoming your own archive, there is not much reason to invest time and space in trying to save every bit of text you've ever read or written. Speaking strictly as a reader (authors may feel they are exceptions), I can't begin to read everything I want before my time runs out. I seldom if ever re-read a book because I'm haunted by lists of 'must-read' material beckoning me to open the first page.
As a photographer, I do retain old photos in negatives or color slides or digital RAW files. I can still access the negatives decades after they were taken, and I can still access and convert the digital RAW files using backwards-compatible software. Once the editors fail to support my storage format, I will begin converting them to the new standard, but not before. Progressive conversions can be cumulatively destructive.
Even today, there are software emulators capable of running virtually all old programs written for nearly any operating system. If legacy material is of sufficient value to recover and convert, there will be a way to do it. MOBI is a simple format and is easily converted to the format of your choice (TXT, ePub, etc.) using programs such as Calibre.