Re: Preservation of digital information
[ Home ][ Thread ][ Subject ][ Author ][ Date ]Tom Ditto
Wed, 25 Feb 98 18:26:49 PST
>There are two aspects in the preservation of digital material---the medium and
the organization of the data. With respect to the latter, I submit that a
system in which all digital information is uniquely identified with a 64-bit
identifier could be an important element in the organiztion of the material.<
Perhaps you could detail what you have in mind.
Do you mean binary encoding to the 64th bit (2 to the 64th)?
If so, you have a binary level as well.
When Alta Vista hit the web with its super fast text searches,
the trick seemed to be a translation table for the English language
made with a 64 bit code. Is this similar to your proposed standard?