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At 8:11 AM +0300 7/3/01, T Rainey wrote:
>Dennis Gunn said:
>
>>Does any one know what the ultimate conditions CD Roms would like to
>be stored under?  How about refrigeration.  That slows down most
>chemical processes.  Does freezing ruin them?
>
>I have six CDs in the auto-changer in the car that I burned.  Nighttime
>temperatures in the winter occasionally drop to freezing and daytime
>temperatures in the summer (with car windows closed) go over 50C, sorry I
>can't remember what that is in F, either way it's extremely hot!
>
>This 'test' has been going on for over three years and all discs play fine;
>which is not what I was expecting.
>
>Tim ;o)
>
Thank you for the info.  I have often wondered what exactly goes on 
in the "accelerated aging tests" .  I guess they just use your car.
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