how good is the data reliability with CD ROM and DVD RAM?

[hollandia at ccountry.net]

Is there any relationship betwween the SPEED at which laser-disks are
written and the length of time that the recording will last?

Kurt


>> On Jul 22, 2018, at 6:47 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
>> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 07/22/2018 06:34 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>> On premises has the exact same problem as tape.  You must have a
>>> refresh plan.  That’s the advantage of off prem, you don’t have to
>>> worry about refresh.
>>
>> I don't exactly follow you.   In the case of a specific example for NASA
>> and its vendors a given mission may involve tens of thousands of tapes.
>> When a mission concludes, tapes are usually bundled off to a warehouse
>> and then later junked.   There's no money in the mission budget for
>> preservation ad perpetuum.
>>
>> --Chuck