Posted by JR on 12/31/07 07:51

"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Big Daddy wrote:
>> "Leroy" <we3v543erferet567y6@swe.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xkwdj.37761$DP1.5659@pd7urf2no...
>>> He's right.
>>
>> no, he's not.
>>
>>> The data is very close to the top of the disk so they HAD to put an
>>> extra coating on it.
>>
>> Has nothing to do with "rotting". The disks are not "prone" to
>> rotting.
>
> Rotting? Polycarbonate "rotting"? Never heard of this. There can be
> damage due to UV exposure, though if this is a problem for a specific
> device, there can be UV inhibitors used in the base polymer.
>
> The disc itself should outlive the useful life of the technology.

Thats what they said about DVD and CD's and they are rotting all over the
place now.

Bitrot is another name for it. more common on burned Cd's DVD's but still
were not getting the "lifetime" of safe starage like they claimed. more like
6-15 years.

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