[ale] Cd-r life

[Ron Frazier]

Sorry to dispute this, but the longest lasting archival discs should appear 
gold or light green.  See my other post on the subject, as well as this link.

http://www.mam-a.com/library/documents/News%20Articles/CCI%20Longevity%20of%20Recordable%20CDs%20and%20DVDs.pdf

Sincerely,

Ron

At 10/2/2010 09:45 AM -0400, you wrote:
>my links are on a backup tape, but yes. CD-R is a short life product 
>unless it uses a specific type of dye. Those appear blueish on the data side.
>
>Still, a CD-R that has seen sunlight will die soon.
>
>On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Geoffrey Myers 
><<mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>I was under the impression that CD-Rs last a decade or more. Spotted a 
>post on /. saying that recordings as late as 2008 are at risk. Anyone have 
>links to real scientific data on this issue?
>
>--
>Later, Geoffrey
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>--
>--
>James P. Kinney III
>I would rather stumble along in freedom than walk effortlessly in chains.


--------------------------
(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to 
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy 
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier

770-205-9422 (O)   Leave a message.
linuxdude AT c3energy.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mail.ale.org/pipermail/ale/attachments/20101002/758a355b/attachment.html