One word of warning, however, especially in light of Jim Houston's
comments below, and in conflict with a previous submitter. The writable
CD's are NOT indestructable. They are very different from the audio CD's
you are used to seeing. I am embarased to admit it, but I accidently
dropped one in which I had archived a couple of thousand listmode files.
Over half the CD was completely trashed. These writable CD's are easily
scratched. I second Jim Houston's comments on keeping a back-up to the
archive.
Phil Marder
On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Jim Houston wrote:
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> It has always been my belief in having 2 copies of of archive data at
> all times. It can be done on CDR or a combination of CDR/Zip/Tape/Etc.
> CDR is a good idea but the thought of someone borrowing that much data
> and dissapearing with it scares me. Be responsible, keep multiple copies.
>
> Jim Houston
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