I wonder how this difference plays out if we are looking at a timespan of centuries instead of decades. Multiple generations of computers or various kinds of co

I wonder how this difference plays out if we are looking at a timespan of centuries instead of decades. Multiple generations of computers or various kinds of computing and reading technology would have to be stored and maintained along with the digital books that depend on them. And those are physical devices that degrade in many ways and require a power source to be used. However, this might be a non-issue if we find ways to emulate the functionality of those devices authentically and integrate it into ever-evolving hardware, even if it turns out to be drastically different from what it was before. It is important to consider that the difference in appearance of even a single character between the real device and its emulation could significantly change a book in form and even in content.