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We observed this problem first hand when the inventor of Powerpoint emailed us to ask for help in opening old presentations which he could no longer view ! Whe
by whyleyc 12y ago
We observed this problem first hand when the inventor of Powerpoint emailed us to ask for help in opening old presentations which he could no longer view !
When the guy who wrote the software which produced the file can't view it 20 years later you know you've got a problem.
You can read more about that here:
http://blog.zamzar.com/2012/04/17/open-old-powerpoint-presentations-in-office-2007-and-office2010/ http://blog.zamzar.com/2012/04/17/open-old-powerpoint-presen...
- kaoD 12y agoThis is why I'm a firm believer in open, free standards. Of course they don't necessarily guarantee you'll be able to open those files, but it's a great step in the right direction. We shouldn't have to rely on reverse engineering to preserve what's ours. Unfortunately public administrations don't realize (or don't want to realize) this, at least where I live. I even discussed this with information professionals and they wouldn't understand! We're right in the middle of some big change and it will be too late when they finally realize.