What about using the long life CD's / DVD's?  I bought some CD's from Fry's
E that claim to last more than 100 Years and DVD's that claim to lasr 100
years.  Memorex Pro Gold.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com <
kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:

> >> lossy result. (if someone wants to chat about this feel free to
> >> contact me as we don't have a true answer yet)
> How'bout carving it in stone?
> It used to work thousands of years ago...
> ET
>
> PS: Sorry, I couldn't resist...   ;-)
>
>
>
>
> Stephen writes:
>
> > Pressed discs are much more archivally (not sure if this is a word)
> > sound. Burned discs only have about a 5-8 year lifespan pressed discs
> > can last much longer to the 15-20+ year marks.
> >
> > I do not know of a shop, but usually when you do pressed discs you
> > cant do a few its usually like getting a 100+ disc batch, but that
> > information is likely outdated.
> >
> > the main difference between burned and pressed discs is that pressed
> > discs actually don't have much of a dyde but more of an etching
> > process burned/RW discs have a dye that reacts to air and light. and
> > interestingly the lexan that's commonly used is gas permeable.
> >
> > I know this as right now the museum i am working for is running into
> > large scale archival solutions for video/audio that does not have a
> > lossy result. (if someone wants to chat about this feel free to
> > contact me as we don't have a true answer yet)
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Mark Jarvis<m.jarvis@cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have access to an out of print genealogy/family history book which was
> >> previously cut apart, scanned and copies made (I didn't get one.). I'd
> like
> >> to scan it in again but this time put the scanned pages on a CD or DVD.
> Does
> >> anyone know of a reputable shop that they would recommend for this? I
> could
> >> scan the pages myself and burn the resulting discs, but would prefer to
> find
> >> a source for making commercially pressed disks. My understanding is that
> the
> >> actual bumps in the pressed versions are more permanent that the lasered
> dye
> >> layers in home burned discs.
> >>
> >> If anyone can point me to where I can read up on preferred scan
> resolution,
> >> output format, general information, etc. for such a project, I'd
> appreciate
> >> it. I don't know enough about the necessary details to even guess
> whether a
> >> 200+ page book would fit on a CD or would require a DVD.
> >>
> >> Please reply on-list if this is of somewhat general interest, off-list
> to
> >> m.jarvis@cox.net if not.
> >>
> >> Thanks again for any help,
> >>
> >> Mark Jarvis
> >>
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