Re: myrient and the future of emulation
Posted by Parhelion on .
Not that you were saying it was a solution, but... Peer-2-Peer is the death of archival. It is not sustainable, and the moment peers stop seeding, content is lost forever. Expecting peer-2-peer to not lead to massive cultural data death is like expecting the Internet Archive to last forever, instead of potentially being on its last legs.
Sites like Vimm's are and remain vital because they allow for niche data preservation, whereas Peer-2-Peer focuses - largely - on a very small selection of already-popular things.
That emulation sites and enthusiasts have secured so much for so long is and continues to be inspirational, honestly. Just another reason to all keep doing what we can to preserve the past.
Everything has been gradually shifting toward peer-2-peer type file sharing for a long time now anyway. I've been visiting Vimnm's off and on since the late 90s, and have seen MANY emulation sites come and go in that time. Even I usually torrent most files I need these days.