> 50 years? Isn't it a little too much? Maybe 10? 20 even. But 50? There are a lot of products that don't change on tech industry timescales (e.g. all those st

> 50 years? Isn't it a little too much? Maybe 10? 20 even. But 50? There are a lot of products that don't change on tech industry timescales (e.g. all those stories of organizations scavenging replacement chips from eBay). It could be really compelling to have the option to use components that are likely be available for 50 years.