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Originally Posted by Titus Petronius
You could then burn the files to CD, which as far as is known is pretty permanent storage.
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CDRs have been shown to not last very long. Manufacturers used to claim 100 years longevity, now that claim is down to 10 years, and I have CDs that I burned 6 or 7 years ago that are now unreadable. That's a far cry from permanent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R#Expected_lifespan