decompilation as archiving?

[Richard]

In article <4574C9F0.2020202 at compsys.to>,
    "Jerome H. Fine" <jhfinedp3k at compsys.to>  writes:

> So software can also fail in ways that are similar to hardware
> problems - EXCEPT that software will NEVER develop an entirely
> new bug called a failure due to age problems whereas hardware
> will always eventually reach this stage if used long enough.
> If this latter characteristic is what you refer to as the prime
> difference between hardware and software, then I agree 100%!!!

You mean Bit Rot is a myth? :-)
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