On 19 Nov 2003 at 23:49, george de fockert wrote: > Pressed CD's have a lifetime of decades, but CD-R CD-RW etc. have a lifetime of > months to maybe some years, depending on the used dye, and storage method. But > who knows what type of dye is used in the CD-R they bought, let alone what the > expected lifetime will be.
Some of my old pressed CDs are suffering from fungal infestations so are starting to become unplayable however my very first CDRs (cut using the first Philips burner, a monster of a device, I can't even remember the model no) have all been stored in the dark in a low humidity environment and they read just fine (I have to refer back to them regularly). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
