A few weeks back, there was a discussion about long term media storage, and the problems with digital media
only lasting a few years, and then becoming unstable. The New York Times decided to do a time capsule, but
didn't want it dug up for 1000, (yes, thats one thousand!) years! They had a fascinating article in their magazine
on how they planned to accomplish this grand task, and all the complications involved. One of the problems they
came across was the CD ROM digital disintegration problem. Their experts decided to revert to analog storage
for the media they wanted to put in their capsule.
The company that helped them with media storage is Norsam Technologies. Their solution is something they call
the HD-ROSETTA Disc. Using Norsams Ion beam system, images and full pages of text are etched into a metal
disc. The durability tests show that the data remains on the disc at temps up to 300 Degrees C. Also, it withstood
saltwater testing. The disc Data can be "eye readable" with a Lupe or magnifying glass, or you can put as many as
100,000 images on one disc, and read it with a student's microscope. This reminded me of the old style
Microfiche, but on metal storage discs. They don't say what the cost is but Im trying to determine this.
Offered by Brent.