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I didn't know what an M Disc was and had to look it up. It's archival-grade DVD/Blu-ray tech that's claimed to last 1000 years if properly stored. (Thought I'
by aix1 4y ago
I didn't know what an M Disc was and had to look it up. It's archival-grade DVD/Blu-ray tech that's claimed to last 1000 years if properly stored.
(Thought I'd save some of you a google search.)
- aix1 4y agoI do wonder whether it's even possible to substantiate longevity claims of this sort, or whether it's purely an exercise in "here's a number that would look impressive on our sales materials".
- jtokoph 4y agoI could believe that they know exactly what materials the disks are made from and they know how stable they are and that the materials don’t react with each other. “Stored properly “ could mean in a light proof, EM proof, temperature controlled, vacuum sealed container
- hulitu 4y ago> I could believe that they know exactly what materials the disks are made from and they know how stable they are and that the materials don’t react with each other. Without tests, i find it very hard to believe. Even testing cannot always predict real live behaviour.
- mrWiz 4y agoI would expect them to run HALT testing in order to build confidence in the 1000 year lifetime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_accelerated_life_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_accelerated_life_test