9 Oct
2005
9 Oct
'05
9:06 a.m.
On 10/9/2005 at 7:50 AM James Fogg wrote:
Does anyone know if there are optical formats that can
reliably deliver
10 year shelf-life? How does one achieve it (different types of cd-r
chemistry, using cd-rom, etc)?
(Mindless rambliing) Lawrence Livermore used to have some sort of photographic data
storage unit that was pretty unique. I can't even remember the name of the thing, does
any recall it?
(Back to topic) There are manufacturers of CD-R media who claim 100-300 year shelf life, a
claim that's probably a bit overblown, but might be candidates for a 10 year life.
Mitsui is one of those making such a claim (I've always had great results with their
media):
http://www.mediasupply.com/mtc80lsgos-100.html
They're not cheap, but they're better than the average "a whole bunch for
nearly nothing" stuff.
Cheers,
Chuck