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by z2 1930 days ago
I was similarly amazed to learn that a couple of years ago, after borrowing a concert recording CD from a library marked "Recorded in West Germany ©1983." One that the disc was in such great condition after 3 decades, and two that I had modern devices still able to read it. The same could not be said for many other types of digital or analog media...