23 Jun
2001
23 Jun
'01
8:13 a.m.
At 07:27 PM 6/22/01 -0400, R. D. Davis wrote:
The answer is quite simple to arrive at: a printed
book. Alas, too
many books have been printed on acidic paper... of course, the
solution is rather simple, a good photocopy on acid-free paper. :-)
Plastic-carbon toners aren't archival, be they from a copier
or a laser printer. They re-melt, re-flow or otherwise become
adhesive under heat or pressure, and they'll interact with
solvents such as outgassing plastics like the vinyl from a
new three-ring binder.
- John