S Glasoe wrote: > Don't know about the glue eating the data layer. I thought labels and > adhesives just took off the reflective layer causing a loss of readability. > Data is still there if you can replace the reflective coating... >
I've found on some cheap media the lacquer on the label side is very thin, making it easy to chip the reflective layer and lose data. I've also erased CD-Rs accidentally by leaving them in direct sunlight. The UV seems to bleach the dye out of the data layer. Other than that I've had remarkably few problems reading CD-Rs that are a decade old. CD-RWs seem to suffer more from bit-rot. My 20-year-old 720K floppies aren't doing so hot, either. ;) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
