Snapshot was stored on discs that cannot be read by today's computers

The story according to Wikipedia is truly amazing, covering multiple acts of obsolescence, lost originals and technology failures, and societal issues (e.g. copyright) that seem actively conspiring to prevent this content surviving:

> It is likely that the Domesday Project will not be completely free of copyright restrictions until at least 2090 (assuming no further extensions of copyright terms)

There are what looks like a few hundred GB of analogue Laserdisc images on archive.org, by the Domesday86 project. Setup doesn't seem straightforward, though

This may likely make for a great go-to response to "why not X?" in any technology scenario, but I think the lesson has much wider applicability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project

"Our team should migrate to Kubernetes, is that ok?" "Let me tell you a little story about an acorn.."