Just a thought out loud.

Guest Will had said 3 years on those disks. My first burner was an early one, 2X Memorex. It really never burnt a good copy of anything. And to ensure the best possible burn, I needed to use it a 1X.

3 years might have been early enough before real standardization of hardware.

I wonder if a weak burn by the CDRW might have contributed?

Steve