On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:29:55 +1300 Chris Bayley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Andrew Errington wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > In a previous email I mused at the wondrousness of being able to connect > > my new slimline DVD writer to my (very) old ThinkPad 600X running 4 year > > old Mepis. The drive was recognised and K3b worked properly. I burned > > all my photos to DVD as a backup and I was impressed that it "just > > worked". > > > Just a word of warning, and I am sure most of know this already: > writeable DVDs and CDs make a very poor backup medium for periods > exceeding 5Yrs. There are numerous sources of reference for this > statement on the net but my personal experience comes from creating 13 > CDs of mp3 about 6-8yrs ago now. They are of various brands but every > single one has decayed now and contains read errors ! > > Handy to remember when you are just about to backup your lifetime of > family photos ! > > Chris A good word of warning, although the media have improved in quality during that time. Came across an old one of mine where the film had peeled off! Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz
