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[OM] Re: Longevity of electronic media (E-1 related stuff)

Subject: [OM] Re: Longevity of electronic media (E-1 related stuff)
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:44:12 -0700
Michael Reichmann reports a 3 percent failure rate on CDRom archives  
he has made on name brand media since he converted to digital just a  
few years ago.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hd-back.shtml#Note



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Jul 18, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Moose wrote:

> Steve Dropkin wrote:
>
>
>> I think the far greater danger to the longevity of pictures kept
>> electronically is mentioned in your first paragraph: obsolescence  
>> of the
>> picture format and/or the filing system used to create the CD.
>>
>>
>>
> Greater, or at least more immediate is danger from the CD itself  
> failing
> and becoming unreadable. As I just posted, some last much longer than
> others. Upright or sideways, I don't know, but I do know that  
> storage in
> moderate tempertures, away from light and with low humidity will
> optimize longevity.
>
> Moose
>
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