On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 10:05:30PM +0000, kevin lyda wrote:
> disc:
> cdrom only holds 600 megs or so. dvd is better? media more
> fragile?
650 or 700 megs, depending on media. It's possible to find 84, 90 or 99
minute recordable CDs, but noone recommends them due to lack of quality
and drive support. I know my '98 model CD writer is limited to a little
over 80 minutes (700MB). 74/80 minute CDs can last quite a bit. I drop
mine all the time. They seem to withstand certain liquids better than
tapes, but I've seen people dry out tapes and have them work, too ;)
DVD has bunches of different formats. I dunno if the different companies
have settled on a standard yet. Dual layer discs have a 50% failure[1]
rate, so single layer, double-sided is all you need.
> prayer:
> unlimited size, media non-existant, eventually will fail.
In some cases, the balance of the universe will right wrongs in such a
way that those who relied on prayer will fail first.
[1]Seen in some media mag - this was the answer to the question "Why do
companies ship movies on several discs instead of all on a two-sided
dual-layer disc?"
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