Immortal Computing – Microsoft’s ‘House Records’

Pete writes “The good folks at Technovelgy provide insight into a recent Microsoft patent filing Right Here

The Immortal Computing idea is to create some sort of system that would ensure that digital information could be saved in a readable, usable way for future generations. Companies certainly need this; it’s possible that our civilization could use it, too. We might need some sort of “Rosetta Stone” to ensure that future generations could read and use the information and software we have now.”