> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 1:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Data offload to DVDs or external drives > > Tom: > > What ever media is decided on remember this. The life > expectancy (readability) is at most 10 years for DVD and CD's . > I had a long discussion with an expert and he just does not > have a satisfactory answer (IMO) for anything long term. > I suspect tape (even IBM's tape drives) to be iffy at 10 > years as well. > Technology changes so fast that there isn't a really great > long term storage option. > Ed'
Egypt tech. Chisled granite kept in a desert has a proven long life time. Clay tablets aren't too bad either. Both are difficult to write to from a PC or even a mainframe. Of course, the information density is poor. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . [email protected] . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
