Xref: utzoo comp.misc:12487 comp.periphs:3737 rec.music.cd:15908 rec.music.misc:69487 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!uunet!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!JUTS!duts!kls30 From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.periphs,rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc Subject: Re: What medium will be readable in 25 years? Keywords: computer music Message-ID: <7f3J02pY07aM01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> Date: 9 May 91 16:58:04 GMT References: <8144@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> <1991May1.174841.3321@investor.pgh.pa.us> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 25 In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article <1991May1.174841.3321@investor.pgh.pa.us> rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) writes: >> CD Rom and optical discs are a possibility, as above. > >CD-yes. Optical disk, maybe. Only if you're dealing with a mechanical write- >once thingy. > >Read/write opticals are probably no better than magnetic... you want a non- >erasable medium. Not true. You need both a magnetic fiedl and a laser of the correct wavelenght to erase the medium. I'd say it was as much better than magnetic. With magnetic media just presenting it to a strong electric or magnetic field could destroy your data. >-- >Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com >+1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?" -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */