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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

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