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Old 06-05-2010, 11:20 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
How much do you value your data? There are no standards that last. So you have to convert your files on a steady basis. If they are non-executable files. (i.e. e-books, music, pictures) You will just have to run them thru a conversion program every so often, to keep up with the new standards.
Indeed. I still have documents created on CBM machines 30 years ago, as well as all my other key files from then to now. Some of them have lost a little formatting along the way in the conversion(s), but all are readable and usable.
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