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To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (6136)1/19/1999 5:17:00 PM
From: rll  Read Replies (1) of 10072
 
"5) Media stability - contrary to popular belief, the shelf life of CD's is about 10 years, not 100 years - versus 5-6 years for magnetic media like Zip."

Lipo,

Would you please substantiate your 10 year claim for a cd's shelf life? TIA.

rll

P.S. I can understand that scratches may cause problems associated with use, but sitting on a shelf?

Here is a link to TDK:

"Guaranteed Archival Life Span of More Than 100 Years"

tdk.com
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