[ale] [OT] Lifespan of Storage Devices

[Raj Wurttemberg]

You all will probably laugh at this. but. I am vintage computer collector
for Commodore and Apple ][ equipment. Many if not most of my old 5.25" disks
still work perfectly after almost 25 years. For the most part, the more
expensive floppies appear to be the best. I can see some discoloration or
"blotches" on my cheap floppies.

 

That said. I would go with the "archival quality" DVDs. I *think* they are
made of gold or some other metal. Not cheap. but worth it.

 

http://jvc-media.com/archives/technology.html

 

http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-me
dia

 

Hope this helps.

 

-=Raj=-

 

 

From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Wade
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 12:59 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: [ale] [OT] Lifespan of Storage Devices

 

I am working on archiving some of my pictures/videos/etc. through the years.
I'm trying to decide on what storage media would be best for this.

 

The main consensus that I've seen on the internet is that the optical disc
(Dvd-DL) is still going to be the winner.  The problem is that once you get
a scratch on it, you may not be able to access that 1MB picture.   I've had
this happen before.

 

What do you all think about the following mediums for 10+ year  (and the
tech format itself still being around - like zip disk, etc.)

 

SDHC/XD  Memory Cards  (Fat32)

Optical Disk (DVD +-R, CD, DVD-DL)

Hard Drive (Put in storage; has to be in a filesystem that supports >4GB for
individual files)

USB Flash Drive(s) (Fat 32)

 

and any others.

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