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Date:	Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:50:06 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: CD Longevity

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In <411FC412.74E@peterskye.com>, on 08/15/04
at 01:14 PM, Peter Skye said:

>materials used for the manufacturer, and then there's the tolerance of
>the equipment used for the final manufacture. I have a lot of experience
>with a prior technology -- magnetic tape -- and you would be aaaaamazed
>that we ever were able to record anything at all. As for CDs and DVDs,

Speaking of mag tape, organizations with a large investment in archived
data on almost any format will have employess whose sole job it is to
verify that the integrity of the backup medium. This mean that it is
someone job to haul out the backup, on some schedule, and verify it can
still be read.

Regards,

Steven

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