Message-Id: <mailto:199504190524.AAA16587@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 22:27:22 -0700 From: Mike Betz <mailto:betz@WLN.COM> Subject: Re: CD-ROM archivability To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Briefly, I think the issue of long term access to archival information is one of software and hardware obsolescence, not one of possible lifespan of the media. The disk, no matter its condition will require a certain hardware and software configuration in order for the information to be accessible.Mike Betz
On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Owen wrote:
> >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:greifenstein@hslc.org
>
> About 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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