On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 12:00, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 19:08 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > Talking of which - do you know any site with information on the different > > grades of media, with regard to lifespan. I'm careful with storage, but I'm > > aware that the media I'm using are not really suitable for longer storage. I > > just don't know how to choose the right ones. > > I don't have a link but there is one important factor: > CDs also are vulnerable by wrong or careless handling. Don't ever > touch the surface with your fingers because this leaves tiny fat > particles. Store them in a dark room with medium temperature and low > humidity. best bet were the cased media but I doubt there are any more > drives for cased media. > > Only under these conditions you can think of "real" storage time like > > 10 years. I still have a set of 5.25" floppies with some dbaseIII > data on them. They are still readable after 11 years due to good > handling. Of course I have transferred the data to CD now but I'm just > curious how long those floppies will last.
Wobo, If I might add. If you use cases (and it's a good idea) make sure that they are fire and water proof... I just had some survers go under water and the backups survived because the cases where water tight. James > > wobo -- James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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