Re: How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again?

Newsgroups	comp.programming
Date	2017-07-26 20:13 -0700
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Subject	Re: How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again?
From	Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com>

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On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 4:27:15 PM UTC-4, rami18 wrote:
> Hello...
> 
> Read this:
> 
> How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again?
> 
> I have read on internet that Life expectancy of USB Flash memory under 
> the recommended storage conditions is around 10 years.
> 
> But i don't think that USB flash memory can replace DVD-R discs that 
> should have a life expectancy of 100 years to 200 years or more.
> 
[]
Well, different storage lifetimes, require different media.
I just listened to a TED talk earlier today. Based on that,
I'd say the longest term storage use so far is charcoal
on the wall of a cave. About 8,000 years and it's still there.

Hardcopy (i.e., paper printouts) sealed in a clay jar stored
in a desert cave is a possible alternative.

ed
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How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again? rami18 <coco@coco.com> - 2017-07-25 16:27 -0400
  Re: How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again? Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2017-07-26 20:13 -0700

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