What's wrong with a normal gold recording layer DVD? They make lots of
errors but have gobs and gobs of ECC bits just to handle that. Get +R
format for the best error handling. Make two copies to be safer. Run
them in parallel. Go cheap.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> A list member provided a link to this company about 6 months ago. I
> have been keeping track. They still didn't have prices on their web
> site so I gave them a ring--see below. They provided a bunch of pdf's
> with various tests including "gold" archival DVD's and error rates read
> on different machines. They are working on a blu-ray version of
> course, though the laser is much different and etches more
> superficially then on
> DVD's. They think it will be over 1 year development time for that and
> possibly 2 years.
> At this price seems more likely a solution for corporations. At least
> my OM images come with their own analog archival storage solution.
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> I think I'll go etch some petroglyphs after I finish gnawing on my own
> wooly mammoth bone.
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> A Sticker Shocked Mike
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> Mike,
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> Thank you for calling today. I look forward to answering any questions
> you may have about this permanent archival solution.
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> Please keep in mind that our technology is different from current DVDs.
> While the M-ARC Disc can be read in current DVD players, it is composed
> of completely different materials. When a M-ARC Disc is written, the
> M-Writer Drive actually etches digital data into an rock-like data
> layer creating a permanent physical change. The patented “optical
> stack” of the Millennial Disc is made of materials known to last for
> centuries and digital marks associated with this innovative process
> involve material changes in the write layer that cannot be undone. Once
> the disc has been written, its data is literally “etched in stone.”
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> The Millennial Disc is manufactured in DVD format. This unique platform
> has a capacity of 4.7 gigabytes and can only be written by the
> Millennial Writer. However, once written, it is backward compatible
> with any DVD reader available today. These materials are rock-like in
> nature and require a higher energy laser to make a physical change in
> the recording layer. Normal DVDs only require a lower-energy laser to
> make chemical changes on its dye layer. These chemical changes fade and
> degrade over time, rendering the disc unreadable. The M-ARC Disc does
> not use a dye layer. Instead, the recording layer consists of hard
> persistent materials that can only be etched into with a higher energy
> laser.
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> Please let me know if you would like any more information. The
> promotional pricing for the starter kit ($1,495) includes the M-Writer
> and 25 M-ARC Discs. This is truly a great price considering the cost of
> the M-Writer. I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Trent Hope
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