better use safety googles, they really do shatter randomly. jco -----Original Message----- From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: And what about storing the CDs/DVDs?
I don't cut them, I snap them, they shatter quite nicely. Kenneth Waller wrote: > In the FWIW category - > > In an effort to render confidential material (jpeg images) on a CD > unreadable, I started placing 2 deep scratches - made with one half of > a scissor - across the diameter of a CD, 90 degrees apart. After > "destroying" several CD's this way, I decided to see what effect this > had on the data on the CD > I was dumbfounded that it had no decernable effect on the readability > of the data. > > I now cut the CDs in two! > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: And what about storing the CDs/DVDs? > > >> yes, of course its always best to handle and store the >> DVD discs carefully as possible, but my story of experiences with >> hundreds of heavily scratched library ones ( which you edited out), >> clearly demonstrates that they are not as fragile/ physically >> corruptible as most people would assume they are. I was in disbelief >> myself when nearly all of these discs were playable/readable. They >> were way beyond anything I had ever seen in terms of the quantity and >> magnitude of scratches. I wouldn't of posted that if I hadnt >> experienced it first hand because it really is unbeliveable how much >> scratching is tolerated.... I am using about a 2 yr old sony >> DVD-video 5 disc player and dedicated DVD-ROM only drive (samsung) in >> my PC during that time. Your mileage may vary. Im sure some drives >> are better than others for scratch immunity... jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:58 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: And what about storing the CDs/DVDs? >> >> >> >> On Jan 3, 2006, at 3:14 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> >>>> ... DVDs in my experience are not realy that physicallly sensitive >>>> to dust ( can be wiped off) or even lots of light scratches. ... >>> >> >> I have seen plenty of cases where DVDs in particular do not play >> correctly due to scratching, less so for CD media, and this is for >> commercially produced CDs/DVDs, which are a lot more robust than CD-R >> and DVD-R media. Caution in handling and storage is always a good >> idea for sensitive data, whether you've had good or bad experience >> with the media. Multiple backups is always the safest course of >> action. >> >> One of the advantages of large capacity hard disk storage is that >> very large libraries of data can be periodically checked and verified >> easily and quickly, without physically having to mount and dismount >> large numbers of devices. Handling is the biggest source of damage to >> any media, film included. Any open-to-the-air, interchangeable media >> device is, by its very nature, more prone to damage than a sealed >> hard disk's platters. Notwithstanding the frangibility of portable >> hard drive devices (where you've made a tradeoff in reliability/ >> durability for the advantage of portability) HDDs have significantly >> greater MTBF ratings compared to any floppy or other open-platter >> storage device. >> >> Godfrey >> > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
