Re: Question...will DVDs rot if stored flat?

In article <11fr0q85tn7g00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Alpha" <logos1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>"Alpha" <logos1@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Black Locust" <bl2112@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> In article <11fqsfut8g63vb6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> "Alpha" <logos1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>> Don't be cute. They are around, but the technology curve has changed
>>>> greatly for current technologies. I predict no discs in 30 years.
>>>> None.
>>>
>>> What, are they all going to self-destruct in 30 years? I don't know if
>>> there will be hardware to play DVDs with in 30 years(hopefully there
>>> will be...), but the discs will still be around then, to varying
>>> degrees. Wasn't DVDs longevity one of it's big selling points?
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>Just to amplify,
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>Tests at the Library of Congress indicated that all digital media, tape and
>disc, were unsuitable for archiving.
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>
>
So what are they suggesting people use? Stone tablets?
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