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I think Stratoscope's point was the guarantee that Stratoscope could still use it in 1000 years (IOW, that they'd still be alive then).

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They've been around for 5 years and good quality brands support them. Maybe they won't last, but it's a better gamble than a pack of cd-r discs from walmart!

Let me be a little more explicit. Stratoscope was willing to purchase the disc on the promise that Stratoscope would personally be able to read the disc 1000 years from now.

IOW, not just that the data would be there and readable, but that Stratoscope (the person) would also have lived another 1000 years.

Ahaha that blew right over my head!

Bingo! I would pay just about anything for that CD...

Tell us how it goes! Looks like they sell special DVD or Bluray burners for M-Discs

Set a reminder for 1000 years from now, and I will tell you how reliable they really are.

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