Re: The Nikon D3 makes everyone's life better, even mine!!!

In article <ZuSdnQv9C-SoDU7anZ2dnUVZ_oaonZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "William Graham" <weg9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Date:    2070
> Place:    The attic of grandpa's old place, just before we put it on the

> market.
> Found in a box:    A bunch of CD's with Grandpa's old pictures on 
> them.......

They are probably coasters because he used CD-Rs and didn't realize that 
they are not archival media and can fail over years. 

> Found in a box:    A bunch of grandpa's old slides.

If they haven't melted from the attic heat, there is a greater chance of 
them being viewable. :)
 
> Which are more likely to be viewed and enjoyed by the grandkids? Will
the 
> computers of 2070 even be able to accept the CD's of 2008? And, even if
they 
> are, will the grandkids ever get around to actually installing them in a

> machine? For sure, they won't have one with them in that attic. But they

> will be able to hold a slide up to the light and look at it.