Re: CD Lifespan?

[Perian Sully]

Speaking of storage, has anyone here had good luck using Iomega's Rev drives? They're relatively new as far as I know, so maybe there hasn't been enough time to test degradation, but they hold a lot of information and they're compact and cheap.   Perian Sully Collection Database and Records Administrator Judah L. Magnes Museum ----- Original Message ----- Here's something that will certainly raise some eyebrows.  We've debated this topic on the list before I just read a recent PCWorld article on-line entitled, "Do Burned CDs Have a Short Life Span?", in which a storage expert at IBM Deutschland estimated that the average CD has a 2-year lifespan.  Better CDs should last maybe twice that long. He recommends magnetic tape for long-term storage. The brief article can be accessed at: http://msn.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124312,00.asp?GT1=7645 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com