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CD-R Lifespan - Is It The Label?

Posted by timothy on from the it-is-the-taste dept.

sysadmn writes "Slashdot has discussed archival lifespan of CD-R media before. Fred Langa revisits the issue with a new twist: Are glue-on labels causing premature failure? Much more common than rain forest fungus! From Fred's informative LangaList newsletter."

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  1. Re:How about normal CDs? by NonSequor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Parchment can last longer than that if you take proper care of it. You might need to design a special printer to use it. My suggestion would be to have thousands of monks make copies of your data.

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  2. Re:I used to label my cds... by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 5, Funny
    For one thing, humidity causes the clue to come off
    As a Southerner, I can assure you that these effects of humidity are generally permanent... The clue will stay off. In fact I suspect that in many specimens, the clue is never there to begin with. Alas I have yet to prove it.

    Fortunately, being of the "sunlight? what's that?" geek variety - you know, those of us who keep the A/C at 65 and only go out at night - I'm unaffected :)
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