Goomba38 wrote:
> Dee Randall wrote:
> He is scanning/has scanned these and saving in
> two
>> formats. One format: in a .pdf file and one source on a DVD. At
>> Christmas time we sent CD's to cousins. The CDs contained photos,
>> marriage certificates, important papers in their lives, and recipes.
>> The cousins loved them. This is a good way to preserve recipes,
>> sending a CD of the recipes to various members of the family.
>> Dee
>
> From what I've been hearing, CD's aren't a very
> good long term storage medium. I heard or read
> something saying the coating degrades or
> something. Anyone know for sure??
> Goomba

Yep, the coating does come off, but particularly in humid climates. It
starts by a black round shape on the top of the CD, which then peels off and
spreads. You end up with a see-thru CD. It's really weird!

kili