Our local computer guru says that recent studies show that the typical CDs sold in stores in quantity deteriorate as quickly as five years. I have not personally seen these studies, so that should go in the "for what it is worth" pile. Bill >>> Linda Derry <[log in to unmask]> 4/24/06 10:22 AM >>> Was this was the same report that said that it is best to store CD's horizontally, not vertically? Linda Derry > -----Original Message----- > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of K. Kris Hirst > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Archival cds > > > > I swear, but cannot find it, that about two years ago there > was a report by somebody in the gov about the longevity of > CDs. I remember that paper labels are the worst thing you can > do, but that if you eschew slapping a label on it (and either > using a sharpie or a printed label right on the CD), that > supposedly plain old CD (write once, read many times) were > good for upwards of 50 years. > > Sorry, I wish I could find that report again. > > K. Kris Hirst > About Archaeology > http://archaeology.about.com > www.About.com > > About.com is part of The New York Times Company > > > >