[LINK] Archival Qualities of Memory Sticks?

[Philip Argy]

Whilst I know the physical medium longevity issue is of interest to many, I
continue to believe that it is almost irrelevant because most people do not
retain the hardware or software used to record their data for long enough to
be able to mount the medium and retrieve that data! 

Philip N Argy
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[mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Roger Clarke
Sent: Monday, 14 December 2009 08:59
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Subject: [LINK] Archival Qualities of Memory Sticks?

I'm trying to find out current wisdom on the likely survival time of 
memory sticks / USB sticks / 'solid-state disk' storage.

CD and related technologies are well-known to have very short 
life-expectancies, but what guidance exists in relation to storage of 
back-ups on this alternative, now-ubiquitous storage-form (which now 
seems to be down to about $5 per GB)?

Thanks for any leads!

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Roger Clarke                                 http://www.rogerclarke.com/

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Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University
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