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   jjb to Rich   
   Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????   
   28 Sep 24 11:35:59   
   
   From: jjb@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 28-09-2024 03:49, Rich wrote:   
   > In comp.os.linux.misc Computer Nerd Kev  wrote:   
   >> If you just wanted to store a little data for distant future   
   >> generations, information etched into glass should last longer than   
   >> info on plastic M-Discs.  You could use a program like Optar to   
   >> convert into a printable data representation and then use a glass   
   >> etching kit or laser to 'burn' that to a paper-sized pane of glass.   
   >   
   > Provided, of course, that no one along the eons drops the pane, or   
   > drops something on the pane, shattering it into a million pieces in the   
   > process.   
   Absolutely proven: berry juice on rock in deep rock tunnels.  Lasts for   
   eons.   
      
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