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"Millions of publications—not to mention spy documents—can be read on
microfilm machines. But people still see these devices as outmoded and
unappealing. An Object Lesson."
Analogue storage has problems, but digital storage tends to become
obsolete and difficult to access much faster.
Via Peter Friedman and Kerry Amburgy-Dickson.
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*** Xanni ***
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