The situation where copies of your digital files are housed with multiple institutions is always the best approach.
On Jun 16, 2017 6:36 PM, <couryho...@aol.com> wrote: > I have always pondered... > Which will last the eternity? > Archive.org > Or... > CHM? > > Of course, the best plan is to stash > stuff at all the archiving facilities. > Geographically diverse storage has > always been a favorite topic of our. > > NOTE!> Make it clear, on your passing, > that material or copies of such > is distributed on a wide basis. > > You might also see about places to leave > copies at Living Computer Museum > and others. Lets face it, with Paul Allen's > backing, I do not think they are going away > for a long long time, or if ever. I hear > good things about them. > > Just some thought.... > Ed# www.smecc.org > > In a message dated 6/16/2017 5:54:27 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: > > Archive.org will take all your scans no questions asked. Mail me if you > need assistance. > > On Jun 16, 2017 11:47 AM, "Toby Thain via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > On 2017-06-16 1:40 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Rob Jarratt > >> <robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I have therefore come to the conclusion that people don't want my scans > >>>> (for > >>>> whatever reason). And I am not going to waste my time scanning manuals > >>>> as a > >>>> result. So no Philips P800 schematics, etc. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> I would suggest that it is not a waste of time at all. If BitSavers > >>> won't have them > >>> then perhaps someone else will? That could go for other scans that have > >>> been > >>> deemed inappropriate for bitsavers. > >>> > >> > >> Maybe, maybe not... > >> > >> If I have something scanned or otherwise available I will try to pass > >> it on to anyone > >> that wants it. I am not going to be selfish about it. > >> > >> BUT... To scan, say the P851 technical manual (both volumes) would take > >> several > >> days. I am not going to do that on the off-chance that somebody wants > >> it. I don't > >> want it, I have it on paper which I find more convenient at the bench. > >> > >> I have somewhat bitter experience of this. Some time ago somebody > noticed > >> I had a Trend HSR reader in one of my photos on filckr. They asked if I > >> had the > >> manual. I do, and I scanned it for him. I mentioned it here and nobody > was > >> interested in making it public. At the same time I found the Trend UDR > >> manual, > >> so I scanned that too. I assume nobody would want that, so I've not > >> bothered > >> to even try to get it 'out there'. > >> > >> -tony > >> > >> > > I second geneb. Just submit to archive.org as a default, in addition to > > wherever else. > > > > Somebody pointed out to me that they also have tools: > > https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html > > > > > > --Toby > > > > > > > > > >
