Archival storage

[Chuck Guzis]

>I've done that exactly.  The oldest of the lot is a ST506 from 1982 that 
>still runs CP/M and still has stiction since day one! 

With the old MFM/RLL drives, of course, you also need to preserve the controller and maybe the hardware below that.  SCSI is pretty straightforward, however. 

I wonder how well floppies would survive if they were vacuum-packed and stored in a dark cool place.  IOW, are there any chemical reactions that contribute to the degradation of the medium other than those created by heat and air and environmental contaminants.

I suppose that there's always that gold-plated disc that was attached to Voyager... :)

--Chuck