Re: OT but possibly important: shelf life of CD's
- From: Donald Tees <donald_tees@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:50:10 -0500
Peter Lacey wrote:
> Kurt Gerecke, a storage expert at IBM Deutschland Gmbh, is quoted in the
> January 20 issue of Computerworld Canada as stating that burned CD's,
> unlike pressed original CD's, have a shelf life of 2-3 years, and
> recommending that for long-term storage magnetic tape should be used.
> He would seem to be a plausible source! Is there anything else current
> in the news about this? (I don't get many of the trade mags). If it's
> true - what are the implications for cold storage? Or are CD's not used
> all that much? (I'm asking because it's something I've never had to
> worry about. I have 30-year-old 800bpi tapes that are still readable!)
>
> PL
Though only applicable to PC's. I have gone to drive bays with 120meg
disks in them for backup. I have 4, which I revolve. Not suitable for
archiving, but very functional for backup. Works well.
Donald
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