For those who want to put some genuine category in their life , but are already weighed down by atomic number 79 medal and knuckle joint - sweep rings emblazoned with diamonds spelling out ROOT , Delkin has arrived on the scene with CD - R media containing some $ 0.20 Charles Frederick Worth of 24k gold per magnetic disc . Gold may not seem like a very sensitive ingredient of opthalmic medium at first — there are highly reflective materials that do n’t be some $ 400 per apothecaries' ounce — but Delkin claims their “ Archival Gold ” discs will last a ridiculously retentive 300 years , unlike traditional compact disk - universal gas constant which can go kaput in as fiddling as 1 - 5 . I ’m unbelieving that these discs will last anywhere near that long , but it ’s amusing to imagine the marketdroids leap with joy , knowing that nobody alive today will be around in 300 years to call their bluff .
Delkin Releases CD - Rs with 24 K Gold[DigitalMediaThoughts ]
Update : Matthew writes :
Saw your article on the golden CD - roentgen . One of the major understanding for data abasement in CD - Rs is oxidation of the aluminum layer that cause “ rot ” in the CD . Gold does not oxidate and therefore should eliminate this trouble . There are other thing that can affect the shelf life of a CD , but using a metal such as Au should greatly increase the life span of the CD - gas constant ( I do n’t eff if they will last for 300 years … but should last longer than many other CD - r … . )
For more info on thing that effect candela shelf aliveness see the NIST guide on it at :
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/CDandDVDCareandHandlingGuide.pdf
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