In 1973, Xerox introduced the Alto, a pioneering research computer that set the stage for the modern PC with use of a bitmapped graphical interface, a mouse, and local networking. Thanks to an emulator, you can simulate an Alto in your browser. But first, let’s look at why the Alto was special.
Excuse Me. Some Digital Preservation Fallacies?
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Excuse me…
I have been asked to write an article for the tenth anniversary of
Ariadne, a venture that I have enjoyed, off and on, since its inception in 1996 as part of the eLib Programme, of which I was then Programme Director.
Some years ago I wrote an article entitled “After eLib” [1] for
Ariadne. The original suggestion was for a follow-up “even more after eLib”; however, I now work for JISC, and that probably makes it hard to be objective!
In “After eLib”, I wrote this paragraph about digital preservation:
“Back to the Electronic Libraries Programme, what were some of my favourite projects (I won’t say best; this is definitely a subjective list)? The project of greatest personal satisfaction for me is CEDARS [2], the digital preservation project. Ensuring the long-term existence of digital materials was not an element of the Follett report, and this seemed a significant gap when I started thinking a