[Coco] Sigh of relief, refresh your floppies!

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 26 March 2010, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:

>Hi,

>

>Years to unreadability = what?

>

Depends on the media's chemistry.  I've even had commercial cd's go away in 
a year sitting in the case it came in, and I never figure on a home burnt 
dvd lasting more than a year.  There is a definite advantage of the +rw or 
the -rw and I can never recall which, so I have some of both, and important 
stuff I burn 2 copies of, one on each chemistry.   Sort of like extra 
screws, some nails and glue for a joint in wood. ;-)

In short, if you really want it, burn a copy on both chemistry's.  One or 
the other should be good a couple of years down the log.


>SHF

>

>----- Original Message -----

>From: "Bruce W. Calkins" <brucewcalkins at charter.net>

>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

>Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:24 PM

>Subject: Re: [Coco] Sigh of relief, refresh your floppies!

>

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: "Stephen H. Fischer"

>>

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> I just got done reading ~ 200 floppies using OS9 and Retrieve, only one

>>> disk

>>> had a problem. They were written ~ 2001 when I made 3.5" copies of all

>>> the

>>> 5-1/4" disks. A very good move. Now to burn them to CD where they will

>>> be safe.

>>

>> ===================================

>>

>> As long as you understand that CDs and DVDs are not permanent either.

>>

>> Bruce W.

>

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