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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