On Jan 5, 2009, at 7:40 PM, MIKO .. wrote:
> > On Jan 5, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: > >> How about storing our archival digital disks in a hermetically sealed >> container, flushed with nitrogen or carbon dioxide (easy to obtain, >> even from a flake of dry ice, dropped into the storage container just >> before sealing it)? That way, there should be little or no oxyge, and >> little or no oxidation of the burned pits, and therefore no >> degradation of the data. >> >> Just an idea . . . > > LOL. Perhaps, also, a hyperbaric chamber will help. And the storage > room should be lined with lead in case we get attacked with a > superstrong electromagnetic pulse (EMP)... :) > > Uhhhh!! EMP???? shouldn't have any effect ----- there isn't anything "Magnetic" about DVD/CDs It's "Optical" remember. Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
