That’s pretty much the universe being compatible with the big bang
Comment on SPhotonix 5D memory crystal: cold storage lasts 14B years
veeesix@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
That’s well and good, but imagine keeping your software backwards compatible with an ancient 14 billion year old file standard.
leftascenter@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Hell, I have no way of getting data off a 3.5" floppy!
Quexotic@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
I got you buddy. thespotreview.com/usb-powered-floppy-drives/
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
That’s fine as long as it’s a standard 1.44MB or 720K formatted disk. For anything else, you will probably need an old PC or a Greaseweazle.
Quexotic@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Thanks! Definitely a little niche for my purposees, but I can definitely see that being really useful for retro tech!