Re: Verbatim Cd-R's are junk!!

From: Jim Thompson (thegreatone_at_example.com)
Date: 03/04/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:30:42 -0700

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:06:13 -0800, Chris Carlen
<crcarleRemoveThis@BOGUSsandia.gov> wrote:

[snip]
>
>I don't think it's wise to use no-name media, CD or DVD, for data archival.
>
>I have had quite an obsession with this subject for the past few years
>and have done mass amounts of research. About CD-Rs I can confirm Jim
>Thompson's assertion that Taiyo Yuden are the best. He must have done
>his homework.
>
[snip]
>
>
>Good day!

Only after being "burned" ;-) then Mark/qrk put me straight.

Somewhere around here I have an identifier exe that he provided. I'll
post it as soon as I remember where I stashed it.

                                        ...Jim Thompson 

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