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[LUG] Storage media
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- Subject: [LUG] Storage media
- From: george parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:38:33 -0500
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A very interesting article in New Scientist last week on how long your data
will last on various media.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527451.300-digital-doomsday-the-end-of-knowledge.html
The winner was CD-R (phthalocyanine dye, gold metal layer) which may last 100
years. But I haven't looked into where you get it or what it costs.
George
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