<<Dunno, but it's a truly crazy idea. Film degenerates; numbers don't. >> Mmmm ... change one byte in a compressed TIFF file and the whole image is effectively lost (to normal people). Numbers do change: at least the format that holds the numbers. <<Why do you suppose we still have Greek literature, but only shadows of the painting and sculpture.>> Because the "ancient" greek literature has been re-written (translated, transcribed and no doubt re-interpreted) over the centuries. Even with the original papyruses (sp?), the "meta-data" needed to truly understand what was actually meant by what was written has gone: the people of the day who spoke and understood the finer points of the language are dead. In the world there are humungous amounts of "archived" digital data which are now meaningless not because the numbers have changed but because the "meta-data" that was not inherent in the numbers but was essential to know how to interpret them is lost. The future: that's another thing ... Bob -- Whatever you Wanadoo: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm
