Originally Posted by j0yful

i remember that, millenium bug something. people were saying we have to adjust our pc's date to turn it backwards. lol hilarious! look where we are now?!

Exactly.......really, if we were likely to end up in the dark ages in the next 48 months don't you think that a few more people might of heard about it, that the web would be going crazy about it, reporters would be constantly in the face of politicians demanding answers?

I am aware of the effect that is being posted about and I have watched the odd programme about it but none of them suggested a future such as suggested by the poster.

The Archangel

Originally Posted by Gabriel1

Exactly.......really, if we were likely to end up in the dark ages in the next 48 months don't you think that a few more people might of heard about it, that the web would be going crazy about it, reporters would be constantly in the face of politicians demanding answers?

I am aware of the effect that is being posted about and I have watched the odd programme about it but none of them suggested a future such as suggested by the poster.

The Archangel

Well said.

This topic is spiralling out of control, I've already stated I'm not scare mongering or suggesting the worst case scenario is about to happen, other than to point out that a bigger than usual CME is as NASA claims going to hit in the next few years. I just mentioned it as a way of explaining how fragile electronic storage is, as opposed to written word in the form of paper and ink, or for that matter written in stone.

How much information stored in electronic form will be around 100 years from now? I can't even access data stored on CD's I burned 10 years ago.

I suggest we leave the debate for the experts for now, and hope the effects are less than some suggest.
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