From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Mar 17 08:34:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA16559 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:34:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from persprog.com (root@persprog.com [204.215.255.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA16509 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:34:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@persprog.com) Received: by persprog.com (8.7.5/4.10) id KAA22305; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:52:25 -0500 Received: from dave.ppi.com(192.2.2.6) by cerberus.ppi.com via smap (V1.3) id sma022300; Tue Mar 17 10:52:02 1998 Message-ID: <350E9BCC.AD7647EF@persprog.com> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:50:36 -0500 From: "David W. Alderman" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Poul-Henning Kamp CC: "Justin T. Gibbs" , "Gary T. Corcoran" , hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-R and Scanner recomendations for CD archiving of records? References: <1371.890142565@critter.freebsd.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > 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. > Kodak discs definitely coat the laquer side with something you can write on. So does Verbatim and Ricoh. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message