CDs and DVDs Not So Immortal After All
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 10:41 amby Ian
From this article...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... disc_rot_1
Look at the disc the guy has. It looks like one of those el-cheapo grade C discs that places like CompUSA sells. When I use those I don't expect the data to be there next week, let alone years from now.
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 10:41 amby Ian
I should also add that that is one scary looking dude.
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 12:12 pmby pchilson
Dan Koster was unpacking some of his more than 2,000 CDs
Think his name has any bearing on it?
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 12:20 pmby hoxlund
hehe, hes going bald on top
he is not going to age well
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 7:08 pmby eliminator
That dude looks like he used the cd for sniffing - don't expose your media to drugs !
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 7:52 pmby burninfool
I've seen that dude holding a sign on a street corner that reads:"The end is near".
Posted:
Thu May 06, 2004 10:30 pmby wicked1
I wish I could look like that dude except bleach out the hair and beard. No I am not kidding.
Posted:
Fri May 07, 2004 1:28 amby pranav81
I have a couple of Sony CD-R's that were burnt about a year ago and I cant copy some files from them.Tried using IsoBuster,etc.The CD was stored in the jewel pack that it came in.I knew these things happen with crap media,but I was shocked when the Sony was not read.I then decided to archive important data on 2 CD-R's from then.
::Pranav::
Posted:
Fri May 07, 2004 11:17 amby dr_st
Everything is crap-media.
Posted:
Fri May 07, 2004 12:14 pmby dolphinius_rex
dr_st wrote:Everything is crap-media.
That's a little pessimistic