Garbz
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You are describing an archival problem. This is also beyond the specific medium. What simple proof?
That's in GIF. Could also find it in JPEG or TIFF by a simple google search. Your floppy disk problem is related to watching your old medium degrade in obsolescence. 100 years from now this famous hindenburg image will still be available somewhere. The most memorable image will change with formats. It's only the people who let an image become forgotten. The photos are not only timeless, they are now also medium-less as has just been shown since they are digitally archived in the Library of Congress.
Colour negatives so far have lasted about 70 years yet we already discuss the archival stability of films. Kodachrome was known as one of the best, but 100 years from now if not stored in perfect darkness it will also degrade, and even when stored in perfect conditions film negatives too eventually degrade. The problem still exists, it's just over a vastly extended time period.
That's in GIF. Could also find it in JPEG or TIFF by a simple google search. Your floppy disk problem is related to watching your old medium degrade in obsolescence. 100 years from now this famous hindenburg image will still be available somewhere. The most memorable image will change with formats. It's only the people who let an image become forgotten. The photos are not only timeless, they are now also medium-less as has just been shown since they are digitally archived in the Library of Congress.
Colour negatives so far have lasted about 70 years yet we already discuss the archival stability of films. Kodachrome was known as one of the best, but 100 years from now if not stored in perfect darkness it will also degrade, and even when stored in perfect conditions film negatives too eventually degrade. The problem still exists, it's just over a vastly extended time period.