Thread: 25 year old computer file?
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Old 06-05-2010, 12:04 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by mcgriff View Post
Seems to me ebooks are a 10-15 year investment after which time technology will simply no longer support hardware capable of manipulating current ebook formats. I am fairly certain a paper book in hand will last far longer than an electronic book. I'm quite certain this viewpoint has been discussed in the past. It simply gave me a new way to look at my future investment in an ebook reading device.
I think the smart thing to do, and not just with ebook files but all computer files in general, is do not keep a file for 10-15 years then hope you can open it. Technology moves along, so if you have files that current software is starting to reduce support for, convert then and there. Think back to the Word Perfect days, the product didn't disappear when the product was essentially dropped.
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