No. What that misses is that while such formats are no longer popular, we haven't lost knowledge of how to read them. My computer can't play tapes. But if I wa

No. What that misses is that while such formats are no longer popular, we haven't lost knowledge of how to read them. My computer can't play tapes. But if I want to read a tape, I know exactly how I would go about having a tape played. Besides, once information becomes about the specific file type on a hard drive, no reader is necessary. An mp3 file can be read by any computer with an mp3 player.