Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:50:36 -0500 From: "David W. Alderman" <dave@persprog.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@narnia.plutotech.com>, "Gary T. Corcoran" <garycorc@idt.net>, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-R and Scanner recomendations for CD archiving of records? Message-ID: <350E9BCC.AD7647EF@persprog.com> References: <1371.890142565@critter.freebsd.dk>
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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
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