On Jan 7, 2009, at 2:33 AM, Charles Lenington wrote:
> > Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:29 PM, aussieshepsrock >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> HiYa Wallace, >>> Wikipedia was my first stop and while the entries I found were >>> info >>> > > snip----------- >> >> >> Actually the tape formats in use 10 to 20 years ago can be found >> cheaply. Along with used tapes. they still work. However some of the >> drives may require SCSI. A stable place in an attic might suffice >> for >> storag > Uhhh doesn't heat damage cd/dvds? Most attics get hot in the summer. > Maybe a sturdy container in the bottom of an interior closet or top > shelf in a basement would be better. > > By the way does anyone have any info on freezing cd/dvds? > Of course common sense in bringing to room temp before using would > be wise. Basements, around here any how, tend to have humidity issues and most attics get very hot in the summer and cold in the winter(both of which I've addressed in my house but I think that is not very typical) . I have my disks stored on a book shelf in the house, (one with doors to keep my toddler out of it) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
