----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We're considering archiving a rather large collection of photographic data on CDs. I seem to recall a thread a while back that suggested CD technology wasn't necessarily an ideal archival solution, that under some circumstances the media wasn't wholly stable. I'd appreciate advice and comments. Best to go with CDs? Magneto-optical or floptical drives? Or something else entirely? Alex - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alex W. Barker BITNET: USERLJPD@UMICHUM Museum of Anthropology INTERNET: [log in to unmask] University of Michigan CompuServe: 70142,2172 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 (313) 764-0485 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -