in effect, many of these files will simply no longer be
easily viewable - by the 'owning individual', or archivists or
historians
- without significant difficulty
This isn't a future threat and it isn't limited to Apple. Think of the
BETA/VHS. It's a general problem.
One of my torch on the hill sermons is "The Hidden Risks of Proprietary
File Formats". Until we insist that documents are produced in powerful,
robust open standards which are platform agnostic you'll have to keep
an SE under the desk.
Malcolm Fitzgerald ph: 02 93180877
Database Manager fax: 02 93180530
The Australian Society of Authors www.asauthors.org
