It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/executor-of-judgment on 2024-12-17 20:39:54.

Alright, I searched "oldest file" on this subreddit and this question has been asked a couple of times, but the most recent post was made by /u//Far_Marsupial6303 in this post 2 years ago.

So again, I'd like to ask, what's the oldest file you guys have stored and how has it survived to this day?

I have a Dell Optiplex GX260 PC in storage that's around 20 years old and STILL kicking. However, I bought it second hand in 2008, so it was already 5 years old when I bought it. That PC has almost every Linux ISO that came out in 2008 with a rating over 7 on IMDB, but with shitty bitrate in .avi format. Honestly... I've never backed up that HD because there's nothing important on it (except nostalgia) and it's a miracle it's still booting up Windows XP.