Martin-
 
I shattered one once which led us to rapidly change vendors to 3M which
seem much more durable. Yes, they will scratch and you can kill them. I
wouldn't suggest you play catch with any media that you care about :).
 
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Paul Goodwin
Image Analysis Lab
FHCRC, Seattle, WA
 
On Thu, 30 May 1996, Martin W. Wessendorf wrote:
 
> In message  <[log in to unmask]> Aloisia Schmidt
> writes:
> >        Another question.  We are considering switching to a CD data
> > storage system because it is so much cheaper.  Does anyone have any
> > experience in comparing optical disks to CDs for storing large z-series of
> > data, i.e., extremely large files?   I would be storing z-series of about
> > 10 MB.  I know about not being able to edit CDs, but other than that?
>
> One other question for the group: has anyone out there torture-tested a
> recordable-CD diskette after it's been written?  Someone recently pointed out
> that they lack the layer of varnish that protects commercial CD's.  Has anyone
> left one out in the sun, or shown a laser at one, or stomped on one/scratched
> one to see how well the data survive?
>
> Martin Wessendorf
>