archival cd-r - really true?

In article <200603091201.k29C1Egs018039 at mwave.heeltoe.com>, Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com> writes: I'm skeptical when someone says that CD-Rs won't last, because as you mention with sunlight, how the disc is stored and treated is probably just as important, if not more, than the media itself. For instance, film can last a really long time if stored properly (although certain stock varieties "fade to purple" and things like that), but can deteriorate rapidly if stored improperly. I have CD-Rs that I burned probably 10 years ago that are still fine. Its not a scientific sampling, but they aren't kept on the dashboard of a car, either. Does anyone know of any kind of scientific study of media lifetimes and not just something that was repeated on the reuters news wire as a bit of fear mongering? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>