Optical Discs

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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming]
 
* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming]
 
* [http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1309/1309.4932.pdf Developing a Robust Migration Workflow for Preserving and Curating Hand-held Media]
 
* [http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1309/1309.4932.pdf Developing a Robust Migration Workflow for Preserving and Curating Hand-held Media]
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* [http://www.kurzweilai.net/5d-nanostructured-quartz-glass-optical-memory-could-provide-unlimited-data-storage-for-a-million-years 5D nanostructured quartz glass optical memory could provide ‘unlimited’ data storage for a million years] (but reference link there is already 404 Not Found!)

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File Format
Name Optical Discs
Ontology

Some CDs and DVDs

Some CDs and DVDs

An optical disc is read by a laser. They have been used extensively to store and distribute music, movies, and computer programs and data. CD drives became commonplace in personal computers in the mid-1990s, and burners to create CD-ROMs on personal computers were common by the early 2000s. Later, the higher-capacity DVD format became common both for reading and writing as well, and the even newer BluRay format won a "format war" against rival HD-DVD to get some popularity at present, though physical formats in general are on the wane as a distribution format due to the widespread deployment of the high-bandwidth Internet.

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