Comments on: How not to store optical media https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/ Fun with Virtualization Fri, 30 Aug 2019 04:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Lorenzo https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221840 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 06:26:32 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221840 In reply to neozeed.

A cheap ultrasonic cleaner might also help.

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221563 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:16:32 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221563 In reply to Shawn Novak.

Thanks! Sorry today my iMac G5 greeted me with a flashing disk icon.

I probably need to buy a new reader for my PC.

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221562 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:15:03 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221562 In reply to Maximilien.

Alcohol and water had no effect. I took a spudger to it and got most of it off. Naturally it musnt be enough as none of my readers can read it.

So annoying.

]]> By: Maximilien https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221540 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:53:54 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221540 In reply to Maximilien.

There is also a possibility that hydrocarbon liquids may dissolve the ink so something like petrol/gas or WD-40 may work as well but I never tried on CD so I don’t know if it will damage disc itself.

]]> By: Shawn Novak https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221432 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:58:33 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221432 In reply to Shawn Novak.

Here ya go: https://archive.org/details/mklinuxptfreferencedisc10

]]> By: Shawn Novak https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221425 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:01:53 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221425 In reply to neozeed.

Hmm, guess I’ll upload mine then and post the link when it’s done, you can grab it and compare. Label printed on the disc is the same as is the HFS volume label, newest files are dated early February. Maybe a minor update or something. *shrugs*

]]> By: Maximilien https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221416 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:24:20 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221416 This ink is maybe not soluble in alcohol. Try water if it’s a water based ink.
Since book is not damaged by any liquid, I would guess it was probably stored in humid and hot warehouse so it would be a good idea to try warm water (unless it was stored in a volcano, you can expect 50°C water to do the trick).

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221340 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:22:39 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221340 In reply to Darkstar.

The problem is that nobody uses physical media anymore. I went through the computer malls and even the trash sellers and came up with nothing.

I’m probably going to have to order some Chinese shit sold in America and shipped back here. I didn’t find crap on Aliexpress.

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221339 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:20:46 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221339 In reply to Alex.

Yeah. I even let it bathe for a few hours. Nothing.

It’s really been impacted for 22 years….

]]> By: Alex https://virtuallyfun.com/2019/08/19/how-not-to-store-optical-media/comment-page-1/#comment-221326 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:32:09 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/?p=9723#comment-221326 In reply to Alex.

Duh, or, as I just read from your post, it won’t….

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