15 years? I read a thick book on digital publishing four years ago, and it said CDs can last up to 100 years. I thought that was a strange, strange prediction indeed. Do you have an article somewhere, perhaps by CNN, that says what the Library of Congress is reportedly saying? Elson Gregory david Stempel wrote: > I did a show recently about another topic. One of the guests talked about CD > archival storage and that the Library of Congress had found some data being > lost on CDs after 15 years. I'm talking about two years ago, and that at > that time gold plated CDs were considered the best for archival storage. > > Has this topic been discussed here, and is there a consensus for archival > storage on CDs? > > Take care, > Gregory david Stempel > FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g -- Nazca Graphic Design & Photography http://cdo.weblinq.com/~nazca/