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   From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   In comp.os.linux.misc Nux Vomica  wrote:   
   > On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:36:29 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:   
   > I always purchased Taiyo Yuden DVD's which have an excellent   
   > reputation for longevity, but since DVDs have a small capacity   
   > I now only use M-Disc bdr.   
      
   Well most of the concerns with optical media longevity are solved   
   by M-Discs since they don't have the degrading dye layer, so   
   whether you believe those concerns are rational or not you've   
   already chosen the solution to them.   
      
   At least provided you don't use the discs enough that they   
   accumulate scratches like most of the world's DVD-video discs do.   
      
   > Of course, one must always be mindful of future technology.   
   > The strategy is to always copy important data to improved   
   > formats but, so far, with optical media, this is not necessary   
   > yet.   
      
   If you just wanted to store a little data for distant future   
   generations, information etched into glass should last longer than   
   info on plastic M-Discs. You could use a program like Optar to   
   convert into a printable data representation and then use a glass   
   etching kit or laser to 'burn' that to a paper-sized pane of glass.   
      
   http://ronja.twibright.com/optar/   
      
   Of course most likely nobody will ever go to the trouble of reading   
   it if you do that, but maybe an idea for a novelty glass mug or   
   something.   
      
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