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> On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 6:28:14 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> On 4/8/2021 9:06 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:56:44 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> The silver CD/DVD's that are rated archival supposedly have a
>>>>>> lifespan of
>>>>>> 200-300 years. Who's hanging around that long to give us a report I
>>>>>> haven't
>>>>>> a clue.
>>>>>>
>>>>> M-disc is rated for 1000 years. Available as DVD and blu-ray.
>>>>> Perfect for precious garage band music.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC
>>>>>
>>>> That's interesting! I have a spindle of the silver disks and a
>>>> spindle of 25 of
>>>> these M-discs are $53.03 at Amazon.
>>>>
>>> Good luck getting your money back when they don't last 1000 years. lol
>>>
>> Or your data!
> I don't think it will matter in 1000 years as none of us will be here to access
> that data or even care if it's accessible. Who's going to bitch about $53.03
> after that length of time? That would be like bitching about an interior paint
> job a 1000 years later and want it painted another color and your money back.

His digitization was done years ago on media that might not last ten years.

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