Just on issue with what Jon has to say...
>>> Jon Roland <[log in to unmask]> 01/11/00 01:14PM >>>
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The advantage of the magneto-optical drives and their media is they are not just cheap and permanent,
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Magneto-optical media are no more permanent than any other media. Besides the obvious media degradation over time, the technology to read and write to today's generation of magneto-optical media will be obsolete in a matter of years.
Mark Conrad
Director for Technology Initiatives
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
National Archives and Records Administration
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