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They should’ve been donating the books to less fortunate libraries or education institutions.
by tranchms 8y ago
They should’ve been donating the books to less fortunate libraries or education institutions.
- msabalau 8y agoThe article is from 2002, as part of the man's PR to support his 2001 book published on the topic, which explains the fellow's curious fixation on 90s topics like microfiche and the elimination of card catalogs.
- lizknope 8y agoThis post is literally from yesterday. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17634079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17634079 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/microfilm-lasts-half-a-millennium/565643/?single_page=true https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/micro... "Microfilm machines haven’t been mined for their decontextualized parts, and they are not yet truly obsolete. The devices are still in widespread use, and their mechanical simplicity could help them last longer than any of the current electronic technologies."
- Symbiote 8y agoI like the bit in one of Asimov's Foundation novels, where they find a derelict planet, essentially dead for several millenia, yet quickly find the library and repair the microfilm machine.