This is a 'troll'? Somebody must have changed the moderation guidelines again.
No, this is about old stuff, so they are clearly trying to protect Earth Orbit Station.
If it's not off-site, it's not a backup. It's just another copy.
That seems overly reductionist. I'd guess that onsite backups adequately cover over 90% of data loss situations.
but he only knew German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese.
"only"
Also keep in mind that if you can drive a car from the 50ties, you can drive one built in 2015, and inversely. Safely.
I think there's a world market for about five computers. -- attr. Thomas J. Watson (Chairman of the Board, IBM), 1943