28 Jul
2004
28 Jul
'04
8:16 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sokolov" <msokolov(a)ivan.harhan.org>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Article on data rot on CD's
Paul Koning <pkoning(a)equallogic.com> wrote:
I have 100's if not 1000 cds containing data and music that work fine with
labels attached. I haven't had a problem with vibrations even on 52x cdrom
drives. Some of the discs go back to the mid 90's.
I used to use the stick-it-right labels, but they are rare these days so I
use a bunch that were made by IBM. Using an applicator that centers the
label is important, I wouldn't eyeball it by hand.
The only cdr that failed that I remember was a highly used (and scratched)
backup copy of windows 95.
Teo> .... I would also like to know what
Teo> affect printable adhesive labels have on media...
I have a simpler rule for those: "just say NO".
So how is one supposed to label recorded CDs then? There needs to
be some way to identify which CD-R contains what...
MS