AFAIK, cd's only have a usable life of about 30 years before the die, not sure about cd-r's, probably even less. Not that great as a long term backup solution :-(
jeremy. > From: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/09/29 Sun PM 10:03:35 GMT+12:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Canterbury Linux Users Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Harvey Norman CD-Rs: Chemistry & Capacity > > Got any idea how "short term" is defined? > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell >