Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

There was a recent NIST study about gold CDs which reaches the same 
conclusion, although with a somewhat shorter lifespa for CD- +/- 100 years. 
It discusses and more-or-less disses the others types.  I can't give a 
citation but it was about a year ago.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Olhsson" <olh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs


> At 8:57 AM -0600 1/12/06, Karl Miller wrote:
> > ... In the lab, the company says it has found
> > this media to be resistant to the usual artificial-aging torture tests
> > such as ultraviolet light, heat, and humidity.
>
> Of course acetate recording tape flunked those tests and Ampex 456 from 
> the '80s passed them with flying colors...
>
> fool me once...
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