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Archival quality gold CDs and DVDs to the
resue
Many consumers and businesses will lose valuable data
because of the mistaken impression that conventional silver CDs are more
or less permanent storage devices.
While typical discs may achieve a several year life span (and storing
the discs in cool/dark/dry places will extend their lifetimes), genuine
archival discs are definitely needed.
One attractive solution to the "data rot problem" is Kodak's
new "Preservation CD-R" and "Preservation DVD (-R)"
discs.
According to the marketing agent for these products, the new
discs and CDs use a 100% 24K gold reflective layer and special substrate
formulations to yield expected data lifetimes of up to 300 years for the
CDs, and 80-100 years for the DVDs.
See the following URL for specific info on the new Kodak products:
http://www.earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Gold_10_PMA_06.doc
Source: CGC Communicator
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