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Re:Newly recovered Ground Zero photos show why you should ba... by calyth2018 on Monday June 17, 2019 @11:05AM (#20203676)
CDs? or CD-Rs?

Your Ubuntu 6.04 installer is probably burnt onto a CDR, unless you bought a pressed copy.

The AOL dial-up CDs are most certainly pressed CDs, and would have a far longer life.

I've seen bit rot in as little as 5 years on cheap CD-Rs.

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Re:Newly recovered Ground Zero photos show why you should ba... by dvd-guy on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:28PM (#20208313)
It was a mix of both - the Ubuntu 6.04 was in fact one of the freely distributed pressed ones, but many were home burned CD-Rs - photos, software, data backups, etc.
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