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SanDisk produced an archival SSD card that is supposed to be stable for at least 100 years. You could put that next to the instructions for reading through the
by projektfu 5y ago
SanDisk produced an archival SSD card that is supposed to be stable for at least 100 years. You could put that next to the instructions for reading through the SPI interface, which you can connect to with wires if a sd card slot were simply unavailable.
The card is write-once. They run around $90-100.
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1049391591/sandiskwormsd https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1049391591/sandiskwormsd
- teknopaul 5y agoThis is a neat idea. Raises the question, is there a device reader and screen that would last 100 years to make the system complete?
- projektfu 5y agoHonestly, if there's no device that can read SPI in 100 years, then not having access to your digital artifacts is probably not a big concern... I would say that an e-ink display might last that long, and you could build a system with a microcontroller and a pretty adaptable power source. It could connect to a keyboard, or you could use a few buttons for a browsable interface. As long as nothing corrodes too badly. And you would want to inspect it for tin whiskers using a microscope or loupe before starting it up.
- projektfu 5y agooops, I meant SD card.