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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years (unlocked.microsoft.com)
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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Would you eventually be able to get data printed and have the plates sent to you, so you can store them yourself in a safe place?

This would be a great option for preserving the source media for films and videos, for example. Not just the finished product, but every take etc.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Data is data, you could store anything there. The question is if this would eventually reach some sort of consumer market. By the looks of it it's in a very early stage (where all equipment to read and write is still in RnD phase) so it's not where you can have a sata cable attached to it in your pc.

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