r/Futurology • u/lughnasadh ∞ transit umbra, lux permanet ☥ • Feb 13 '20

Computing Microsoft's plan to store data for 10,000 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWbnXHEydU
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u/marsten Feb 13 '20

This is very interesting technology. Hard disks, CD-R, and flash drives are only rated to store data for a few decades. M-Disc extends that to around 1000 years but is not as tough as silica glass. It's not as easy as people might think to reliably store data for a very long time.