2009/5/3 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <[email protected]>: > I suspect the contrary. There were initial claims that CD's > would be nigh impossible to degrade, and the truth turned > out to be completely at variance with the assertions.
I don't remember those claims (although I wasn't paying all that much attention to the subject at the time), who made them? Modern CDs are far better than the early ones, as I understand it (although not good enough for this purpose, even without the issue of needing a reader for them). > I really think a proven track record counts in this actual case. > Surely it would be useful to place those vellum records where > it is known they have in the past come to no harm. How well proven is the track record for vellum? Lots has survived, certainly, but how much didn't? > On the unconnected point of value of materials; really it would > be much preferred if the material itself had as little intrinsic > value as possible. That is a good point. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
