On 2015-10-28 5:09 AM, TOM WALKER -> ALAN ZISMAN wrote:

 AZ>> I picked up a big stack of DVD +R discs a couple of years ago - I
 TW> don't thin
 AZ>> I've used one of them.... it's been ages since I burned a disc of any
 TW> sort.

 TW> I stil do some burning, mostly videos but an occasional audio lectures

 AZ>> I used to back up videos, downloaded files, and more - but now, with
 TW> a 512 G
 AZ>> USB2 external disk, I don't bother with optical media. (Yes, I know
 TW> hard dis
 AZ>> fail - but frankly, nothing I have is that precious.

 AZ>> I have a drawer or two filled with burnt DVDs... I should go through
 TW> them an
 AZ>> see what - if anything - I actually want to keep.

 TW> That reminds me that i have piled of both Floppies, 5 1/4 and 3 1/2, and
 TW> CD to sort and dispose of
 TW> ---
Pity that there doesn't seem to be any way to properly dispose of these
things for recycling.

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