Re: Zip drive vs. Mini USB drive

[Glenn Schunemann]

I agree that CD-Rs are best option for archival purposes. If you wanted 
to go one further you could buy those special CD-Rs that are guaranteed 
for x number of years. I think Kodak makes them. Although, I think any 
CD-R will do. I think the time "limitations" are more marketing hype 
than reality.

In theory, you'd be able to store data on the CF card indefinitely, so 
long as it was not exposed to a magnetic field that could erase it. 
Nice the magnetic field doesn't affect CDs.

On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 08:19 AM, Eric B. Richardson wrote:

So, lets say you are using CF 256meg cards as storage. How safe is the 
data over time?


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