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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Dear Peyton and all,<?xml:namespace prefix = o
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wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>>no one knows
how long DVDs will keep. I'm really scared of them myself.</SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">If you live in a tropical climate, they will
besides rot away wherever you store them -- unless you ziplock them, one by one.
I learned this the hard way. So yes, external hard drives are my current choice
too. But I also had to learn not to use them to full capacity. If I do, I can't
access their contents on my laptop. The technician who recently helped me
retrieve my files told me that these drives were created with portability in
mind, not as permanent storage devices.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Thanks for all this really, really useful
information!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Madalena Cruz-Ferreira</FONT> <BR><FONT
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face="Times New Roman">National University of Singapore</FONT> <BR><FONT
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> info-childes@mail.talkbank.org
[mailto:info-childes@mail.talkbank.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Peyton
Todd<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 24 March, 2006 3:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
info-childes@mail.talkbank.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: warning on formats and
media<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Info-Childes:</DIV>
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