From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Mar 17 05:50:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA15147 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 05:50:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk ([195.78.64.243]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA15141 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 05:50:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA01373; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:49:26 +0100 (CET) To: "Justin T. Gibbs" cc: "Gary T. Corcoran" , hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-R and Scanner recomendations for CD archiving of records? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:33:38 MST." <199803171333.GAA01519@narnia.plutotech.com> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:49:25 +0100 Message-ID: <1371.890142565@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <199803171333.GAA01519@narnia.plutotech.com>, "Justin T. Gibbs" writ es: >In article <350E08D4.51CD5568@idt.net> you wrote: >> Justin T. Gibbs wrote: >> >>> Be aware that CD-R media is extremely fragile. I would not consider it >>> for long term archival purposes. >> >> Could you explain a little? I thought some manufacturers were _claiming_ >> that their recorded disks would last 100 years! ? Kodak promises "eternal life" which a footnote explains is 30 years. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." "Drink MONO-tonic, it goes down but it will NEVER come back up!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message