> Rob Lion wrote:
>
>For those of you who were discussing the merits of CD-R
manufacturers and
>dyes a week or so ago, I ran across a Windows program tonight that
might be
>of interest. Apparently it can tell you the real manufacturer and
dye type
>used on the disc. Find it at:
http://www.gum.de/it/download/english.htm
Has a useful facility to copy to the
clipboard too :-)
So from the info below (taken from a 700MB 80min blank 16x)
how worried should I be about long-term data retention?
And why? And what answers would be better?
Antonio
ATIP: 97m 15s 17f
Disc Manufacturer: Ritek Co.
Reflective layer: Dye (Short strategy; e.g. Phthalocyanine)
Media type: CD-Recordable
Recording Speeds: min. unknown - max. unknown
nominal Capacity: 702.83MB (79m 59s 74f / LBA: 359849)
Received on Wed Aug 01 2001 - 15:46:19 BST