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[–] Computergeek01 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You're not making a fucking time capsule. 20 years of something being reposted to the internet after it's been banned is more than enough to preserve it.

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[–] enormousatom ago 

Yeah, but what I'm talking about is not the fact that the disk dies at = 20 years old. Things like poor ink quality, delamination, and other poor production techniques make the shelf life vary wildly. So you're trying your best to preserve something, but doing it on a highly unpredictable medium. He seemed to have archival purposes and I wondered if he had taken the time to research the different ways to attempt permanent archiving.