CompuServe Messages

<<He said they actually layered silver on top of the gold, presumably to keep from shocking people with the different color when CD-R was originally introduced.>> >>So what does _that_ do to the reflection for the laser? <grin><< I just took a look at my oldest (c 1989) Fuji-manufactured Yamaha PDS disc, and not only is it layered with silver paint, the underside is a dull gold. It's still readable. I can remember the first organic dye-polymer green discs when they came out that same year.