M-Disc holds your data ‘forever,’ we go hands-on for a few minutes (video)

It was two years ago when we last wrote about Millenniata and its Millenial Disc for ultra long-term data storage of somewhere between “1,000 years” and “forever.” If you’ll recall, it works using a “synthetic, rock-like” layer that your data is “etched” into , rather than burned onto like other writeable discs so files don’t corrupt over time. Since then, the disc’s been given DoD certification for data retention in extreme conditions and redubbed M-Disc, while Hitachi-LG has signed on to produce drives. We recently got the chance to check out a few of these discs and see whether this tech will fly like a Frisbee or sink like a stone. Gallery: M-Disc Hands-on Continue reading M-Disc holds your data ‘forever,’ we go hands-on for a few minutes (video) M-Disc holds your data ‘forever,’ we go hands-on for a few minutes (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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