12 Dec 2003, 17:58, Pascal Schmidt (1:153/401.2), wrote to Matt Mc_Carthy:

Hi Pascal.

 MM>> I had a few DVDs in the 
 MM>> pile and tried cutting those instead.  To my suprise, they 
 MM>> separated easily into two extremely flexible layers of about 
 MM>> equal thickness.  My _guess_ is that the data layer was in the 
 MM>> center, but there was nothing as obvious as the CD data layer.   
 MM>> ????

 PS> Were those recordable DVDs or pressed ones?

Those were recordable.

 MM>> 100 Year Archival Life Applications 
 MM>> If the CD people aren't think about "long term", at
least the DVD 
 MM>> people seem to be!

 PS> I wouldn't trust the "100 year" advert too much.

In any case, I won't be here to worry about it.   :-)


     Good luck...  M.

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