cjdb@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair) (02/17/88)
Does anyone have pointers to factual discussions, information or studies about how long various storage media are expected to last, particularly (and for example) magnetic tape, magnetic disks, and optical storage devices? Acid-free paper should last for a millennium (at least). Is any electronic technology as durable? (It would be odd if that kind of storage time could only be achieved by transferring data from magnetic or optical media to some kind of acid-free punch card!) E-mail responses preferred. Thanks in advance. -- Bitnet: lib.cb@uchicago.bitnet Internet: lib.cb@chip.uchicago.edu uucp: ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!cjdb
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu (02/19/88)
CD manufacturers claim a 10 year shelf-life for the product. Video
tape manufacturers make similar claims. Sony says that the 10 year
lifespan is due to shrinking of the medium.
Mike Berger
Department of Statistics
Science, Technology, and Society
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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