[ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?

[Jim Kinney]

My back up back up back up system is papyrus. It's backed up onto stone
tablets. I have embossed copper sheets just before the papyrus and after
laser print on laminated acid free paper sealed in oxygen barrier foil bags.
On Oct 25, 2011 1:19 PM, "Rich Faulkner" <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org> wrote:

> **
> Paper.  How quaint.
>
> I guess we should carry a manual typewriter as a backup when our word
> processor or computer locks-up eh?
>
> Wow....really?!
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 11:23 -0400, Ron Frazier wrote:
>
> You gotta love this quote from the Kingston website.  Emphasis added by me.
>
> <quote ON>
>
> Flash storage devices are not infallible and can have their data damaged
> due to factors mentioned above. It is important to backup important
> information on multiple media *or even print them on paper for long-term
> storage. Do not store important data solely on Flash storage devices*.
>
> <quote OFF>
>
> Rolling on the floor laughing, ... or crying.  Last time I checked, SSD's
> are Flash storage devices.  PAPER?  PAPER!!!  That's SOOO 17th century!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
> On 10/25/2011 8:37 AM, Watson, Keith wrote:
>
>
> As Jim pointed out they can but it does depend on the energy level of the xrays.
>
> As a result the manufacturers say sometimes xrays damage flash and sometimes they don't so it is best to treat them like photographic film to be safe.
>
> Read:
>
> 5: Pack Flash storage devices into carry-on luggage if possible
> 6: Avoid U.S. Postal Service radiation scanning of mailed packages
> http://www.kingston.com/flash/digitalmedia_care.asp
>
>
> You can get the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) Integrity in Transportation of Imaging Products (ITIP) report here:http://www.i3a.org/resources/#itip
>
>
> keith
>
>
>
>
> --
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>
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