Peterff wrote:
1. Since none of us are durable for a 1000 years, and the technology to read the discs will be obsolete way before then, there are better ways to ensure image/data longevity.
2. It takes a little bit more than a cable or connector to upgrade from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 or 3.1.
If you want durable technology, look at something like Stonehenge. How to work out how to use it you just go ask a Druid, if you can find one who knows and will tell you!