PM>Remember when CDs first came out, they said you can scratch them and put
PM>fingerprints on them and they will still play OK. Well it's not true!

JE> I think it is basically true. I have numerous CDs with
JE> scratches and smudges on the data side and they read from
JE> multiple drives just fine. You just canNOT scratch the
JE> the other side at all. Even the slightest pinhole can/will
JE> render the CD unreadable.

 In both cases, the exact location and size and type
of "damage" will determine what will and won't work.

 I think that the claim was just exaggerated by the
marketing departments of some companies (and in the
minds of optimistic customers).

 TTYL.

 Robert

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