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by thomassmith65 171 days ago
If I wrote a similar article, its last paragraph would be a call-to-arms to save M-Disc, which the industry is - absurdly - abandoning.

M-Disc is the only real solution to preserving data a whole lifetime. It is the both the longest-lasting storage medium, and the most compatible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC
2 comments
ofrzeta 170 days ago
I have some M-Discs and a writer and a I have written maybe two DVDs up to now (that's a lot of images, anyway). Let's see if their promises hold up.

From the Wikipedia page I can't see that the industry is abandonign the format. For sure it's not the mass market but Verbatim are still producing the discs, it seems.

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stavros 170 days ago
> Blu-ray M-discs can be both written and read in most standard Blu-ray drives and are certified by the Blu-ray Disc Association to meet all current standard specifications as of 2019.

This is extremely interesting, I had no idea. Too bad it doesn't see more widespread usage.

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