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   "james"  wrote in message news:gjon37538fipsclpprnnn0vrc834a4le57@4ax.com...   
      
   On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:12:31 +1000, Mark McDougall   
    wrote:   
      
   |On 4/07/2011 2:37 PM, winstonsmith wrote:   
   |   
   |> Oh, they still sell them. And yes, many are readable... they appear to be   
   |> more reliable than CDs... and when you *do* lose a file, it is usually   
   |> just the one...   
   |   
   |Just last night I tried to read a CD that I'd written about 5 years ago...   
   |the end result was Windows hanging for about 20 mins until I killed   
   |Explorer... now I've lost that for good :(   
   |   
   |I still have two boxes of TRS-80 floppies in the garage... betting that   
   none   
   |of them will make NEWDOS/80 hang for 20 mins! ;)   
   |   
   |Regards,   
      
      
   Mark   
      
   I seem to remeber an article I read about a year or two ago that   
   mentioned data retention versus burning speed. The article was saying   
   that the newer and higher speeds were actually resulting in less   
   retention time. That disks burned at slower speeds hold data longer.   
      
   I guess in the world of highpace need for speed mentality, the need   
   for retention was sacrificed.   
      
   james   
      
      
   ------   
   It also depends on the brand of media you buy. I bought a bunch of generic   
   CD's from Fry's Electronics in the early 2000's and they didn't last four   
   years. Most of the surface flaked off in storage.   
      
   You get what you pay for.   
      
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