[H-GEN] CDs vs tapes [was: Assistance Required]

[David Jericho]

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On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 02:09:51AM +1000, Robert Brockway wrote:
> > to *guarantee* data will last 100 years is to write.  it.  down.  On
> > paper.  (Or *perhaps* you could stamp it into gold leaf.  Hmm.)
> 
> Stamp it on the gold leaf in binary.  Interesting idea.

Well, that brings me to an interesting thought. I knew that NASA was
doing backup to CD, but they're obviously not the $0.50/CD special from
Woolworths. Are they using some special equipment to produce high
quality burns or stamping?

NASA would already have the controlled environment storage facilities
too. I'm sure that NASA backing up onto CD is done in a completely
different manner to Ma & Pa backuping up onto CD.

--
David Jericho

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