"Bill Barto" <nospam@noaddress> wrote in message 
news:CsydnTt0R-7ZPWbfRVn-qQ@comcast.com...

"Martin 53N 1W" <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote in message 
news:giHKe.2846$9b6.206@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...

Zilva Zanga wrote:
[...]

Were the 'golden' discs created because that was the best technology at 
the time or someother reason? i.e. if the same project was launched 
today, would they still use a copper record, or cd, or high capacity 
hdd, or what?

Why copper rather than gold?

More recent 'vanity messages' have been written to CDs attached to 
whatever space probe.

Regards,
Martin

-- 
----------   OS? What's that?!               (Martin_285 on Mandriva)
- Martin -   To most people, "Operating System" is unknown & strange.
- 53N 1W -   Mandriva 10LE GNU Linux - An OS for Supercomputers & PCs
----------   http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/concept.php3

CD's will deteriorate over time. Gold does not. I don't know why anyone 
would suggest copper over gold as being better.

Voyager's records are gold plated copper.