Archival storage

[woodelf]

Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

>On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Chuck Guzis wrote:
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>>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.
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>An interesting proposition.  Does plastic still out-gas even if it's
>vacuum-packed?
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I would suspect yes ...  I think too the computer could be kept at just 
above zero
in a dark place in a light vacuum too.