7 Dec
2000
7 Dec
'00
1:20 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Michael Nadeau wrote:
BTW, never write on a CD with a felt-tip pen or magic
marker. The ink
can easily seep through and affect the laser's ability to read the
data. Labels are a bad idea, too, as they will cause the disc to spin
out of balance.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
So how are we supposed to label them, buy a 30-micron
layer lacquer
machine?
Some inks will not harm the lacquer. It is reported that the Sanford
Sharpie markers are in this category.
Some CD-R vendors claim that their discs have a top layer to protect the
data. I'm not sure whether they're really doing anything special, or
whether this is simply a "marketing breakthrough" description of the
lacquer.