CDs? or CD-Rs?
Your Ubuntu 6.04 installer is probably burnt onto a CDR, unless you bought a pressed copy.
The AOL dial-up CDs are most certainly pressed CDs, and would have a far longer life.
I've seen bit rot in as little as 5 years on cheap CD-Rs.
Your Ubuntu 6.04 installer is probably burnt onto a CDR, unless you bought a pressed copy.
The AOL dial-up CDs are most certainly pressed CDs, and would have a far longer life.
I've seen bit rot in as little as 5 years on cheap CD-Rs.