On 07/22/2018 05:46 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > Somewhat of a tangent, but this just popped up for me. > > https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/microfilm-lasts-half-a-millennium/565643/
I read through to the end of the article and can't quite see where the 500 year lifetime comes in. Microfilm is a Mylar base with a gelatin coating containing bits of elemental silver, no? Why would this last for 500 years? Do we even have a 250-year old piece of intact gelatin? --Chuck
