A modern laser-printed page has better archival characteristics than the Domesday book. Most paper is now acid-free. It's chemically stable cellulose that few

A modern laser-printed page has better archival characteristics than the Domesday book. Most paper is now acid-free. It's chemically stable cellulose that few creatures can eat. Laser toner is black plastic powder, heat-fused to the paper and thus waterproof and fadeproof. It's not fireproof but nothing short of stone or metal is anyway. And it's available in virtually unlimited quantities. If you wanted to preserve the most important terabyte or two of our civilization's legacy you could do worse than a cargo container full of Xeroxes.