cd longevity

Quothe Jay West, from writings of Fri, May 07, 2004 at 10:07:22AM -0500: Acid-free paper printouts, that is, and store as much as possible on multiple hard drives, in multiple systems, utilizing good backup strategies. ...and to think that some people thought that I was crazy because of all that I've said in the past about CD ROT, particularly in discussions pertaining to the superiority of vinyl LP's for audio vs. CDs. :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) Darn... and they're treating it like it's new news. Heh! :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheh :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) heh heh heh :-) :-) :-) :-) heheheheheh :-) :-) :-) And check out the bizarre quote: "Irons is still pretty happy with CD technology, since it beats vinyl LPs and tape for longevity. Now that he's moved his discs to an apartment with a more stable temperature, he's noticed that the decay has slowed." Vinyl LP's, carefully maintained, have a lifetime estimated to be 100 years or more; when played on high-quality turntables, wear isn't really an issue. Unfortunately, no mention was made of CDs using a gold layer which is supposed to greatly increase their durability. Didn't Kodak discontinue their manufacture of such gold CDs a while back due to a lack of demand for them? -- Copyright (C) 2004 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved | My VAX | an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & www.rddavis.org | runs VMS & | her other creatures, using dogma to justify such 410-744-4900 | doesn't crash!| beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.