On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 03:44:18PM +0100, Ronan Cunniffe mentioned:
> Hi all,
> I've just been asked to create a physically archivable copy of
> somebody's account. Since the owner was a) an internationally
> renowned theoretical physicist, and b) still actively doing physics
> when he died, it is probable that his account contains unpublished
> papers and/or other work of significant historical value.
If that's true, stick it on a webserver, and it it's good, people will
mirror it all over the place for you. If it's not, screw it :)
Seriously, the best long-term storage system is microfiche. Of course, it
has to be printed out & scanned in, but it'll keep fifty odd years,
easily.
Kate
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