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    1. Re: Preservation
    2. Marie, I am not 100% certain that I would look to a computer as the sole place to store your family history. On another list, we were told of someone making a video tape which looked to different photographs of family members and narrated significant occurances during their lives. Copies of the tape were given to any and all family members for the price of the videotape itself, not for its content or production. I believe creating a book with acid free pages is still the most trustworthy medium. I consider myself computer literate and know that in 20 years, video tapes could go the way of vinyl records, reel to reel tapes and 8 tracks. Windows 2000 could go the way of Robby the Robot. Technology changes and you could end up with a crashed computer or equipment that is so antiquated that no one can access the information in 20 years or less. (Has anyone seen any 5-1/4" floppy disks lately?) See my point? That is why I would advocate the "low technology" of a bound book. There are resources available for this which I believe advertise on some of the major genealogy websites, if not, there are some genealogy magazines that offer these services. Additionally, a good stationer could provide the right type of endouring acid free paper you will need. Best regards, Vicky

    05/04/2002 02:28:44