15 Mar
2005
15 Mar
'05
7:27 a.m.
>>>> "Jim" == Jim Leonard
<trixter at oldskool.org> writes:
Jim> Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> It sounds like the only way to deal with this is
to store disk in
> an innert environment. N2 or argon are reasonable options. Only
> expose the disk to UV and O2 when actually used to recover
> data. They should last for 1000's of years this way.
Jim> Am I the only one here who has never had a problem with CDR and
Jim> DVD-R media?
I don't have enough experience with them yet.
My suspicion is that choice of media is a big contributor. For
example, I will no longer use Fuji media of any kind for any purpose
under any circumstance, after ALL (100 percent) of my Fuji audio
cassettes died within just a few years, while NONE of any other brand
did.
So if through luck or good judgement you pick competent media
manufacturers, that should help a lot.
paul