quality of writeable optical media (was Re: SCSI CD drive capable of reading CD-R)

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I can't seem to find any of the good quality CD-R recommended by folks in
stores so I guess I'll have to order online.

The best I could find at Fry's was Maxell CD-R Pro which apparently just
has a more scratch-resistant surface.  I don't know how the rest of the
media is supposed to hold up.  I just needed something decent immediately
for returning data to clients until I can get some really high quality
media for archival purposes.

Lots of places are selling Mitsui Gold-standard CD-R for around $1 per
unit.  Not bad if you really value your data.  Mitsui Gold-standard claims
to have 200 year reliability and is a good brand according to Eric, and I
trust Eric's knowledge and experience when it comes to this stuff.

Here's a good site for ordering Mitsui gold as well as Taiyo Yuden and
other good quality product, all for good prices:

http://www.dsgi.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/cgi-local/pagegen_cdr.pl?U+scstore+wcww0487fff373f3+CDRXX-TG-MAM+prodtmpl_cdr_mitsui.html

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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