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Old 05-23-2023, 03:28 PM   #180 (permalink)
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I have boxes of floppys and a USB disk drive. Last I check none of them are readable.

https://search.brave.com/search?q=bit+rot&source=web

The only nonperishable digital media I'm aware of is to have things laser inscribed on a polished stainless steel tablet, readable with either optical or electron microscopes for data density.
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