[Ham-Computers] RE: DVD Media Question

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Duane,

Well, in my case three years ago I had to restore the previous year's tax 
records from CD in order to do the current year.  It was partially my fault.  
Lightning took out portions of the system board.  I was in a hurry to get it 
replaced because I was working off-shore at the time and only had three days left 
before I had to go back.  And I forgot to copy the tax files to one of the 
other drives before installing the new system board and reinstalling the OS.  
Didn't actually catch it until months later.

I agree with regard to CD-RW's.  At least in our operation, the benefit to 
cost ratio is close to zero.  I have 22 CD-R sets with TM's stored one them 
(separated by prefix - i.e., TM 11, NAVSHIPS, T.O., etc.) so that they are more or 
less self-cataloging.  Meaning that if I know the TM number, I know which CD 
it is on.  But several of the sets have gotten up to two volumes (two CD's).  
One has four volumes and one has six.  Going to DVD will get those back to one 
volume.  Although it might make sense to buy the more expensive DL's for 
those.

Of course, if the house burned, so would the CD's.  I really need to get a 
second set off-site.  :-)

In a message dated 1/20/2005 11:26:39 PM Central Standard Time, 
dfischer at usol.com writes: 
> Now truthfully, how much of what you save do you ever really use? Most of 
> us
> never go back and use a tenth of what we save. Look around at all of those 
> 3.5
> inch diskettes, zip disks, CDS and so forth. Chaces are that you do not even
> remember what is on most of them, right? Wasted space, for the vast majority 
> of
> it.    
>     
> I have been in audio for forty years, computers for twenty-four. As far as I 
> am
> concerned, the CDRW is a total waste of money. I do not care if it is in a
> computer or in a high end stand alone piece of audio gear. Nothing but 
> problems
> and uncertainity, who needs that? Not I.    
>     
> Look at those CDS you burned. How many are using the actual storage space 
> and
> how many have just a little on them? yep. The more we can store, the more we
> will waste.
> 

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