Re:Wrong - Not the "first" ATM.
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ATM Turns 40
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An invention that fails is not an invention, it is an idea.
For example, many people from around the world "invented" electric light before Edison, but Edison is credited with it because he made it work.
I know this doesn't answer the format question, but the media problem can be solved by having multiple copies "in the ether".
I reproduce all my (and several other people's) data on several different machines in different geographic locations, doing it efficiently with "rsync" (and other free tools).
Hard disks come and go, optical and magnetic media fail with time, but the strategy of multiple copies keeps things safe. When was the last time you had 4 machines fail simultaneously in 4 different parts of the country?
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An invention that fails is not an invention, it is an idea. For example, many people from around the world "invented" electric light before Edison, but Edison is credited with it because he made it work.
I know this doesn't answer the format question, but the media problem can be solved by having multiple copies "in the ether".
I reproduce all my (and several other people's) data on several different machines in different geographic locations, doing it efficiently with "rsync" (and other free tools).
Hard disks come and go, optical and magnetic media fail with time, but the strategy of multiple copies keeps things safe. When was the last time you had 4 machines fail simultaneously in 4 different parts of the country?