Subj : Re: "Highly profitable" Bay Street Video store n Toronto thrives
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Jul 18 2022 08:58 pm

-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ni>   Re: Re: "Highly profitable" Bay Street Video store n Toronto
 Ni> thrives
 Ni>   By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Mon Jul 18 2022 02:39 pm

 Ga> I'd almost be willing to put money on that being the case. I don't
 Ga> think the life of a CD/DVD is *infinite*, but I do think it's a *LOT*
 Ga> longer than 20-ish years.

 Ni> When CDs were a relatively new medium, I remember hearing people
 Ni> say they should theoretically last hundreds of years. Maybe
 Ni> that's too optimistic, but I tend to think they should last quite
 Ni> a while.

Yes, I remember that too, and agree that (maybe) that's a little too 
optimistic, but I think a hundred seems possible, assuming proper care 
and storage.

 Ni> I've also seen "M-Disc" recordsable optical discs that are
 Ni> supposedly made to last a lot longer than regular recordable
 Ni> discs.

Haven't heard of those, but might look for that the next time I buy a 
spindle of something.  I don't use many any more these days, but a 
couple of times a year I'll burn my /SBBS directory to one, date it, and 
add it to a pile.



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