On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:27 AM Guy Dunphy via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> At 07:58 PM 21/07/2019 -0700, you wrote: > >> Even if the digital version _did_ fully capture the information > content, I > >> strongly dispute that the physical item/document has lost it's value. > >> That 'digital is all we need' viewpoint is a trap for the naive, > because: > > > >. . . and does it FULLY capture the information content. One might > >think so, but much later, somebody asks, "in the number on page 576, is > >that a '3' or an '8'?" > >There is always the possibility of a need to go back to prior, or even > >original forms. > Just wanted to put in my comment here. I am glad that there are people who still cultivate original documents. I agree with the point above especially when one is trying to recreate old program listings from print, which are typically bad copies as originals. In particular the appendices of S-100 manuals and SIG newsletters. A set vulnerable to loss are the "other" types of docs that are not easy to just stick into a scanner unless done by hand. Bill vintagecomputer.net
