Disk media longevity

Article View: comp.sys.next.hardware

Article #1593

Back to comp.sys.next.hardware Previous Next

#1593

From: Bill Vrotney
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:40

13 lines
914 bytes

I am planning on purchasing a backup removable disk media for my NeXT and I
was wondering which media has a longer life: optical or magnetic. I was told
by some that optical media has a shelf life of around 10 to 15 years after
which it may start losing bits. I was told by one disk distributor that
optical has a longer shelf life than magnetic. But then I was told the exact
opposite by another. Does anyone have any info confirming which has a longer
shelf life?


--
Bill Vrotney
BAH/Advanced Decision Systems

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1993Jan28.084049.3595@ads.com>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!scifi!acheron!philabs!linus!agate!ames!ads.com!bvrotney

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!scifi!acheron!philabs!linus!agate!ames!ads.com!bvrotney
From: bvrotney@ADS.COM (Bill Vrotney)
Subject: Disk media longevity
Message-ID: <1993Jan28.084049.3595@ads.com>
Sender: usenet@ads.com (USENET News)
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Mtn. View, CA (415) 960-7300
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:40:49 GMT
Lines: 13