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In Part III — Applications we explored many digital systems and observed that the compression process and compressed data interact with the physical system and with other logical functions in the system. This chapter takes a closer look at some issues that digital systems designers face when managing compressed data.
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Another important aspect of building a durable archive is to select media that will survive for the expected life of the archive. Two examples of media whose life span proved too short, due to unstable chemical composition, are nitrate-based movie film and early magnetic tapes. Having working machines to read the archived media is equally important too. Included on the lengthy list of nearly extinct devices are 7-track computer tape drives, 8-track audio players, Betamax VCRs, and more.
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Hoffman, R. (1997). Managing Compressed Data. In: Data Compression in Digital Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6031-9_14
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