archival cd-r - really true?

On 3/9/2006 at 11:40 AM Doc Shipley wrote: In this case, the CD-R fell "jelly side down" (i.e., the top of the CD got scratched through to such an extent that I could see daylight through it). I've wondered if simply using a CD label might avoid the problem--if the adhesives in the label backing didn't attack the CD-R itself after a few years... I suppose that what bothers me most about the CD-ROM format is its insistence on using the "spiral groove" audio recording layout. While this makes for nice mass production, I'dve much rather had CD-ROMs recorded in concentric rings of data like a floppy. At least that way, one could seek to a given track without worrying about what came before it. On most CD-ROM drives that I know of, if the inner tracks are damaged, the CD won't even load. That the same approach is now being used on DVDs doesn't make me rest any easier. Cheers, Chuck