Message-Id: <mailto:199504171713.MAA21755@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:51:55 EDT From: Owen <mailto:Somerset@INTERRAMP.COM> Subject: Re: CD-ROM archivability To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
>As a recent subscriber, I apologize in advance if the following subject
>has been discussed recently.
>I have been examining the literature concerning the archivability of
>CD-ROMs; for example, I found an article in Restaurator 12:4. I was
>wondering, however, if anyone out there might know what the absolute
>latest information is on the longevity of images stored on discs.
>Specifically, I'd like to be able to answer the question: Is CD-ROM
>an archivally sound medium for storing images? Also, has there been
>any data published recently on aging testing of CD-ROMs or on optical
>storage devices in general?
>Thanks in advance
>Charles B. Greifenstein
>College of Physicians of Philadelphia
mailto:>mailto:greifenstein@hslc.orgAbout a year or 2 ago, 3M put out a white paper stating that their discs, (not CD-R) were good for at least 100 years. As far as I know, no one has been able to disprove this claim. Even if the discs should last this long, the chances of having hardware & software to read them in 100 years is slim to none.
Owen.
3M contact: Mark Arps, CD-ROM Marketing Manager 612-736-3274 (phone number from memory, but I know that name is correct)
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