Article on data rot on CD's

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Wed Jul 28 14:32:43 2004

>>>>> "Doc" == Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com> writes:

 Doc> Umm, no matter whether those CDs in my garage are still good, I
 Doc> vote for magtape or acid-free paper for any long-term archival.
 Doc> There's no comparison and no debate in our company. We use CDR
 Doc> for easy retrieval in the short term, and tape for the real
 Doc> backups.

Unless you're *very* careful, magtapes aren't much good beyond a
decade or so.

       paul
Received on Wed Jul 28 2004 - 14:32:43 BST