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Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question

From Felix <none@not.here>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mint, aus.computers, alt.os.linux.debian
Subject Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question
Date 2025-08-19 10:36 +1000
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mm0fmf wrote:
> On 18/08/2025 01:15, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> They did last for a few years. Unlike rewritable media.
>
> I was intrigued as there is a shelf of writeable and re-writeable 
> media here. So I sampled them at random, when I had removed all the 
> crap off the shelf so I could get to the disks. They're accessed once 
> every 'never'! I should bin them but there is 33 years work and hobby 
> history tied up in them. And I can guarantee there'll be a data sheet 
> on one of them about some obscure chip that I just will not be able to 
> find on the net if I bin them.
>
> Anyway, results.
>
> Stamped (mass produced) CD-ROM from 1995. All 630+ MB read with no 
> errors reported. Read quite slowly.
>
> CD-R from 2001 with MC C++ v6.0. Read faster than the CD-ROM and again 
> no reported errors. 600+MB copied
>
> CD-R from 2004 read with no errors. 600+MB copied
>
> DVD-R from 2008 2GB read with no errors.
>
> CD-RW from 2007 630MB read with no errors.
>
> So a massive sample of 4 disks pulled at random all read perfectly. I 
> don't know how many soft correctable errors there were but CD / DVD 
> has a large amount of built error correction just to fix the fact 
> there can be errors on new media never mind old stuff.
>
> Drive was a HL-DT GU90N which is a slim laptop style drive.
>
> I was surprised the writeable media all read without problems. Now 
> having found a copy of Win XP SP3 I should see if I can find something 
> to install it on just for shits and giggles.
>

I would think that degradation of media is not a major issue if they're 
kept in a clean, relatively temperature stable environment. I have 
floppies and zips decades old perfectly readable, for example.

-- 
Linux Mint 22.1

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  Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 03:52 +0000
    Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-13 03:41 -0400
      Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 08:25 +0000
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            Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 21:22 +0000
              Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2025-08-14 00:21 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-14 02:38 +0000
        Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-13 12:41 -0400
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            Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-08-13 15:18 -0400
              Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 21:16 +0000
            Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 15:20 +1000
              Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-14 05:53 +0000
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                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-15 14:58 +1000
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                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 23:20 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-16 07:13 -0400
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-17 12:29 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-17 12:31 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-17 15:59 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 07:07 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-17 17:40 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 22:01 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-18 08:18 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-18 00:15 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-18 01:35 -0400
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-18 07:24 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2025-08-18 20:43 +0100
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-19 10:36 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-19 13:10 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-19 23:15 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-19 21:25 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-18 12:09 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-18 01:53 -0400
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-18 07:25 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-18 20:52 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-18 12:13 -0400
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-19 10:31 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-19 09:10 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-19 10:40 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2025-08-19 12:37 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-19 03:16 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-19 20:49 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-19 21:31 +1000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-19 16:38 -0400
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-20 00:34 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-18 05:51 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-18 05:54 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 03:16 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-17 08:15 -0400
            Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-14 16:30 +0000
              Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-14 20:42 +0100
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-16 00:10 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-16 09:20 +0100
              Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-15 00:52 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-16 00:10 +0000
                Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-16 02:02 +0000
    Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 14:38 +1000
      Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-14 22:35 +1000
        Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 23:18 +1000
          Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-15 12:21 +1000
            Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2025-08-15 15:39 +1000
        Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-14 18:28 -0400
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