Data Storage: "If it were really a memory you could say it had perfect recall, but you can't personally teach it a thing" (Brand, 1988). The issue of archival stability and technological obsolescence are critical to the design of a computer based information management system. Although seldom addressed outright, the issue of archival stability, accessibility, and technological obsolescence will undoubtedly become more prominent as the concept of integrated information systems (hypermedia) is employed in an expanding body of applications with extensive storage requirements. Information Organization Storage Format Storage Standards Data Output Storage Media: Structure and Stability Time Machine: Memory Disks Data Storage