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Great sentiment but still optical media bad
magnetic media good?
Clay media best.
Found the Sumerian.
𒂆𒆬𒌓𒌨𒀭𒐈𒄫𒋗𒁀𒋾𒀀𒁀𒀭𒌓𒁶𒂊𒀭𒁕𒌇
Cave painting better
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Yeah :)
I mean I guess if they distributed movies on thumb drives it would be more convenient. But optical discs are used for a very good reason: they are extremely dense for the price.
You can pull it on HDD and that should be good enough preservation