My classiccmp non-retirement :-)

[Tim Shoppa]

> It really depends on the brand/type of CD-R blanks being used.
> I try to use only Verbatim DataLifePlus blanks, unfortunately
> it's getting *very* difficult to find them.  I'm sure there are
> other good blanks out there [...]

They aren't available at many brick-and-mortar stores, but
Mitsubishi Gold CD-R's are undisputably the "gold standard".

Kodak used to make Gold CD-R's too, but they got out of that
business several years ago.  I managed to buy a few palletfulls
in their fire sale.

Now Kodak has announced they'll no longer make black-and-white
printing papers.  I suppose that means that I have to get heavy
back into B/W photography.  (You'll also notice that I said "printing
papers", when I was last heavy into photography Kodak was still
selling "contact printing papers".)  Maybe skip this whole paper
thing, and print only on emulsion hand-coated on glass plates :-).

Anyway, back to Gold CD-R's, they aren't real cheap, typically
about $1 per CD-R.

Tim.