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Re:A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term te... by Melatonic on Saturday February 14, 2026 @10:44PM (#47020840)
It's still a standard ish format though and not designed from the start for archival

Apparently mini discs use a different burning method (obviously) and are very very stable.

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Re:A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term te... by grishka on Saturday February 14, 2026 @11:38PM (#47021104)
IIRC there exist "magneto-optical" disks and drives for PCs that use a similar technology, but they were niche even when that technology was current.
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