> > I believe this subject (extraordinarily short lifetime of data
> > stored on CDs and DVDs) falls into the
> > category of Urban Myth.  And I'll believe so until I see
>
> There is a good study published by someone authoritative (Library of
> Congress ?) which explains some of these things. I do not have a URL,
> maybe someone has it. I think that Russell has posted it in the past on
> this list.

Oh, just to share an experience on how bad CD media are (or how badly I treat 
them), I used one obsolete backup as a coaster for my mug of iced drink.. 
after a while, when i picked up the mug, I noticed that the area under the 
mug was not translucent... and slowly, after a few more drinks, it turned 
totally transparent... the chemical coating seems to have reacted with the 
beads of water that form on the outside of the mug... and also at ice cold 
temperatures... So, don't stuff your CDs into the freezer!!!

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with metta,
Shawn Tan

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