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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by aw3c2 on Monday March 10, 2014 @01:30PM (#7374334)
Thanks! I was more wondering about the lifespan of a resting medium though.
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Re:Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc format by sp332 on Monday March 10, 2014 @01:38PM (#7374391)
Yeah, I'm having trouble finding numbers for tape (my google-fu is weak). This page advertises 50 years for BD-R http://panasonic.net/avc/blu-ray_disc/archive.html

Edit: This one says 30 years for LTO-5 http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/storage-media/product-deta...

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