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> From: Cory or Brenda Waters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Well I, for one, can lay my hands on CDs I purchased more
> than ten years ago
> in a few seconds whereas, I couldn't find my negatives from
> that timeframe
> in a week. The CDs work no problem but the negatives will
> have been sitting
> in a shoebox in the attic and some basements for all that time....
>
Leaving negatives in shoeboxes in attics or basements is your choice. If
you carefully store them in cabinets you won't have any issues. Speaking of
which I came across negatives that my father took in the fifties and went
through a flood in 1973 and are still viable.
Being in the IT field I have seen CD's damaged beyond use by simply leaving
them stacked together without protection between each one. I'm only
suggesting that digital media and "chemical" media are both able to be
stored and accessed for long periods if you take the time to do it right.
Why store your CDs one way and not give the same care to your negatives?
Christian Skofteland
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