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Old 06-25-2007, 01:54 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by NatCh View Post
One point here, is that the digital storage is totally dependent on electricity. If we were to lose the infrastructure, the paper would still be available, but the e-books would only last as long as our batteries.

Even with e-ink, that's still less than 4 weeks.

Well, it'd last longer, but it wouldn't be accessible.
Worse, it depends on a decoding tool! Writing as soon as it is seen by someone who can decipher it, is understood. Personally I don't know what the heck with those ones an zeros. They seem to reinterpret them every once in a while.
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