CD-R utility - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

1 Aug 2001

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  Rob Lion wrote:
For those of you who were discussing the merits of CD-R manufacturers and
...
 dyes a week or so ago, I ran across a Windows program
tonight that might be
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 of interest. Apparently it can tell you the real
manufacturer and dye type
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 used on the disc. Find it at:
http://www.gum.de/it/download/english.htm
        Has a useful facility to copy to the
        clipboard too :-)
        So from the info below (taken from a 700MB 80min blank 16x)
        how worried should I be about long-term data retention?
        And why? And what answers would be better?
        Antonio
        ATIP:              97m 15s 17f
        Disc Manufacturer: Ritek Co.
        Reflective layer:  Dye (Short strategy; e.g. Phthalocyanine)
        Media type:        CD-Recordable
        Recording Speeds:  min. unknown - max. unknown
        nominal Capacity:  702.83MB (79m 59s 74f / LBA: 359849)