Quothe Jay West, from writings of Fri, May 07, 2004 at 10:07:22AM -0500:
> This has been discussed on this list a few times before... but I just came
> across a rather detailed article about the topic of longevity of CD, DVD,
> and CDRW media.
>
> I'm thinking the best long term storage solution is... paper printouts. How
> retro :)
Acid-free paper printouts, that is, and store as much as possible on
multiple hard drives, in multiple systems, utilizing good backup
strategies.
...and to think that some people thought that I was crazy because of
all that I've said in the past about CD ROT, particularly in
discussions pertaining to the superiority of vinyl LP's for audio
vs. CDs. :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-)
:-) :-) :-) heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
:-) :-) heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-)
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/05/06/disc.rot.ap/index.html
Darn... and they're treating it like it's new news. Heh! :-) :-) :-)
:-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-) :-)
And check out the bizarre quote: "Irons is still pretty happy with CD
technology, since it beats vinyl LPs and tape for longevity. Now that
he's moved his discs to an apartment with a more stable temperature,
he's noticed that the decay has slowed."
Vinyl LP's, carefully maintained, have a lifetime estimated to be 100
years or more; when played on high-quality turntables, wear isn't
really an issue.
Unfortunately, no mention was made of CDs using a gold layer which is
supposed to greatly increase their durability. Didn't Kodak
discontinue their manufacture of such gold CDs a while back due to a
lack of demand for them?
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