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Re: Softdisk

"Eric Smith" <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com> wrote
>
> Good plan.  By the way, you shouldn't necessarily count on CD-Rs (or even
> pressed CDs) lasting too terribly long either.  Over time oxygen seeps
> through the lacquer on the top surface of the disc, and oxidizes the
> reflective layer (alumimum in most pressed CDs, silver in most CD-Rs).
> When the metal oxidizes, the reflectivity changes considerably, such
> that the data can no longer be read.

Interesting.  Maybe you could keep them in an airtight case, with a CO2
cartridge to flush the oxygen out...
-Paul