> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:34 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Data offload to DVDs or external drives > > John, > > Come on egypt tech??? And certain types of paper can last > with the proper conditions can last a few hundred years but > when we are talking IT we are talking machine readable. > > Ed > Ps OCR is not an option.
I guess that I should never rely on the "implied smiley" in what I consider to be obvious foolishness on my part. <silliness type="more"> How about MICR ink and bar coding? There may be an ASR-33 around somewhere which can read/write Mylar tape. I wonder how long that would last? Hum, how about metallic tape? </silliness> -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
