Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format

Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by ChuckFrank on Monday March 10, 2014 @06:44AM (#7372227)

I get a kick out of the idea that someone would guarantee something beyond their lifespan, and possibly that of the institution. 100 years is still a pretty long time, and lots of things can happen, so I'm not sure who would be there at the 80 year mark if something were to go wrong with the disks.

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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by unethical_ban on Monday March 10, 2014 @10:43AM (#7373149)

I guarantee my stone tablets will last 100 years if they are cared for as specified in the user manual.

Am I crazy?

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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by err4nt on Monday March 10, 2014 @10:52AM (#7373215)

Yes stone is great, but how many bytes/tablet do you get on average?

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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by eropple on Monday March 10, 2014 @11:31AM (#7373468)

Are you chiseling in UTF-8 or UTF-16?

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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by iopq on Monday March 10, 2014 @07:54AM (#7372410)

"Recall this batch immediately! These disks have a defect that will make them last 80, 90 years tops!"

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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by mikeash on Monday March 10, 2014 @10:36AM (#7373102)

Even if someone is around, what exactly are they going to do about it? It's not like they can wave a magic wand and get your data back.

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