Charles Angelich wrote in a message to Phil Marlowe:

CA> CDR to be more specific. CDRW are not as trustworthy long-term.

Hm.  Noted...

CA> As a sidenote I watched a documentary once of a Japanese company 
CA> that manufactured 100 year (guaranteed) paper for writing contracts 
CA> etc. on. I think they said they were working on 200 year paper? 
CA> They sold special ink for this too btw. :-)

One wonders about that.  I have a fair collection of books here,  though
not as extreme as some other folks I know of.  There are paperbacks in
there that are 20-30 years old and in damn good condition.  There are also
some of that vintage where the binding has out-and-out failed.  Then I have
some hardcover stuff where the publication dates go back to the 1930s and
40s,  and these are in like brand new condition.  I guess it's the quality
of the paper and the whole product in general,  when you get down to it.

CA> I hadn't thought of that before but around here I have 15-20 year
CA> old printouts that almost crumble if you try to unfold them. :-\ 

I forget what it was,  but there was something around here that I ran
across that was a real surprise as to the condition it was in,  much worse
than what I'd expected.  OTOH I have other stuff around that's way older
and still almost like new.  I can't quite figure out what all of the
factors are yet.

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