Electronic publishing

[Marcus Kit Petz]

If somebody
> finds a box with paper books in New Dehli in the year 2096, I am pretty sure
> that he/she will be able to read them. What about a box with CDs? May be,
> may be not.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andrey Sharkov
> ************************************************************


Can we still not read wax cylinders and stone tablets. How many
more, better made, more durable CD readers are made. Surely the mass
produced now will ensure that some one will be able to read the
material in that time. Of more doubt is how long the actual CDs will
last. Estimates of "a life time" have been given by those in the
industry. Is this reallyu as long as we want our material to be safe
for?>





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