Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:33:38 -0700 (MST) From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@narnia.plutotech.com> To: "Gary T. Corcoran" <garycorc@idt.net> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-R and Scanner recomendations for CD archiving of records? Message-ID: <199803171333.GAA01519@narnia.plutotech.com> In-Reply-To: <199803162125.OAA10861@narnia.plutotech.com> <350E08D4.51CD5568@idt.net>
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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! ? The gold foil of most CD-Rs is un-protected by a layer of plastic. Catch the disc on the lid of it's case or something else and you've just trashed it. > Gary -- Justin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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