Re: Blue Room

"Markus Buckley [email protected] [tadream]" <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:14:24 +0000
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Dark is also good for storage I believe

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On 27 Jan 2020, 17:52, at 17:52, "Opus [email protected] [tadream]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>My original CDR from the tree are all palying and verifying perfectly.
>
>3 factors are determining the longevity of the CDR:
>
>1.Quality of the media itself.  There was some crappy stuff out there.
>Choosing and investing in a good brandname will pay down the road.
>2.Burn-in speed, ideally 2x or 4x.
>3.Storage. Avoid extreme conditions.
>
>As suggested, backup is always a safe bet.
>
>Cheers
>
>Daniel
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 27, 2020, at 10:22, M Bergeron [email protected] [tadream]
><[email protected]> wrote:
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>> While they're theoretically supposed to last ~50-100 years,
>experience suggests more like 10-15 years. YMMV
>> 
>> I'd STRONGLY suggest backing up a 20-year-old disc ASAP
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>> The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of
>the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly. 
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>> -Ogden Nash, author (1902-1971) 
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>> Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not
>omnipotent. 
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>> Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. 
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>> Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? 
>> 
>> Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? 
>> 
>> --Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE)
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>> On Monday, January 27, 2020, 10:06:54 AM EST, Dave Brewer
>[email protected] [tadream] <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>  
>> How long are cdrs supposed to last? The blue room disc is 20 years
>old now. I should check my copy too. My only concern's been the disc
>label peeling off.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Sun, Jan 26, 2020, 1:44 PM '[email protected]'
>[email protected] [tadream] <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> My CD-R of Blue Room demo has deteriorated- does anyone have a
>lossless copy I can “borrow”?
>> 
>> Jim
>>