On 18/03/14 11:02, PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGIES wrote: > On Tue 18 Mar 2014 at 08:52:14 +1100, Myceneaen Magic wrote: > >> On 18/03/14 06:41, PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGIES wrote: >>> On Mon 17 Mar 2014 at 17:51:15 +0200, Lars Noodén wrote: >>> >>>> The longevity of flash is still a big unknown. >>> >>> Well observered, Sir. The same might be said for CDs and DVDs. Why >>> anyone should entrust their data to such volatile media is beyond our >>> comprehension. >>> >>> We are an very old, established company who operate in the Dead Sea area >>> of the Middle East. >>> >>> Our product has a proven record and is used by many discerning clients >>> who require the data they have entrusted to us to be accessible at any >>> time. We offer a 3000 year guarantee that the material we use is >>> suitable for long term storagei. >>> >>> We have scribes who rarely mistake 1s for 0s or vice versa. Employees >>> who do are weeded out by our Quality Control Section and transferred to >>> our sister company, Pyramid Enterprises PLC. >>> >>> Security of your data is of paramount importance to us; there is no >>> compromise in this area of our operations. Even shepherd boys and goats >>> are actively dissuaded from entering within a 10 km radius of our >>> operations. >>> >>> Our distinguised clients Nefertiti, Isaiah and Tutankhamun have many, >>> many good things to say about our services. Unfortunately, they are >>> offline at present so are unable to answer your queries. >>> >>> Forget the Cloud - choose the Cave. You know it makes sense. >>> >>> >> >> Yet another desperate attempt by a failing company to capitalize on this >> list's readership by pushing unproven technology. >> A passing fad - what next? Asterix trying to sell bolders as portable? >> >> Get with it - tablets are the only way to go. >> Always have been been, always will be. >> >> Yours without wax, Proto Cuneiform >> >> >> -- >> Clay - it's here to stay and it's goat-proof! > > > It's always the same; some attitudes never change. Introduce the most > exciting invention since that of the abacus (thank you Jobs of Memphis) > and some Stone Age Old Worlder chips in with a plea to continue the > depletion of one of the Earth's non-renewable resources. > > Ever tried transporting the Epic of Gilgamesh from Babylon to Thebes in > tablet form? Let me tell you, it's horrendous. > > Can't remember the number of donkeys and carts it took but the feed bill > was astonomical. As for customs at the borders, they though we were > importing buiding materials so the bribes mounted up. And don't have an > accident; sticking the broken pieces back together is no fun, even after > the pain in your toes has worn off. > > Papyrus: just a few sheets which can be rolled up and put in your > pocket. Reading it while riding on the back of a camel is also a > pleasant way of passing the time on a long journey. > > Someone who sold blank tablets once said 640 is enough for anyone. We > envisage information as unlimited and we're expanding, with branches > opened recently in Athens and Rome. Tomorrow the world! > >
It 'sounds' very attractive... until the donkey eats your backups. Tablets - just do it! (no ink required) For a limited time only we'll throw in not one, but two free reeds with every order from debian user subscribers. We built our reputation on tablets (and our office). They're a solid investment in time proven technology. You can't build anything substantial with papyrus. There's only one thing it's good for and that's not writing on - but it does come on a roll. -- Clay - it's here to stay and it's goat-proof! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53279495.4050...@gmail.com
