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.

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