In Todays NY Times...
_http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/technology/27disc.html_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/technology/27disc.html)
A Touch of Gold to Keep Treasured Discs From Degrading
DAN MITCHELL
Published: April 27, 2006
There is nothing worse than popping in a disc loaded with treasured memories,
or even just a favorite movie or sound recording, only to find that the data
has disappeared because the disc has deteriorated.
The new _Kodak_
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Preservation DVD-R and CD-R products are made to preserve data for 100 years
on the DVD-R and 300 years on the CD-R. KMP Media, which is manufacturing
the discs under license from Kodak, says they are made with a reflective layer
of 24-karat gold, which prevents the tarnish and oxidation that occur with
common silver discs.
In a message dated 4/26/2006 9:22:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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This is all very depressing news. I was hoping for a longer life than that
especially as it is hard to get quality development and printing of film
these days.
It seems like digital technology is driving us backwards in terms of
archival quality.