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Maxell 300GB holographic disks in late 2006, 1.6TB by 2010 (For all you tech heads)
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Posted on 12/12/2005 3:38:43 PM PST by Pimpmygop
Maxell reportedly pledged to bring out a 300GB optical holographic disk system late next year. Will this finally be the affordable high capacity backup system we have been waiting for?
Apparently the drive will transfer at up to 20MB/sec - this means that 300GB data could be written in as little as 4 hours and ten minutes - however due to lead-in and other delays 5 hours is a more reasonable guess as to how long it will take to back up 300GB.
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This makes blue ray look like an 8 track tape.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:38:44 PM PST
by
Pimpmygop
To: Pimpmygop
Hopefully drives for this new format will not be crippled by entertainment industry pressure groups. I'll pass on HD-DVD/BluRay and wait for higher capacity.
To: Pimpmygop
Cool! Holodecks won't be far behind, then. ;)
To: Pimpmygop
holographic?
How does that work?
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:46:51 PM PST
by
lormand
(Close the border...the US/Kalifornia border.)
To: Pimpmygop
A friend of mine, who is currently enrolled in a media arts degree at a college near here would jump at the chance at one of these drives when they become available. Currently he's using a 300GB standard hard drive to store his video projects.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:47:05 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
To: Pimpmygop
Instead of shelling out big bucks for a new technology, why not just back up onto a couple of big drives?
Hard drives are CHEAP now - get a 300GB HD for $300! That's outrageous!!
To: lormand
This may give you some background info.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:49:47 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
To: Uncle Vlad
"Holodecks won't be far behind, then. ;)" I would get in lots of trouble if ever a device is made.
"Playboy Bunny Carribean Cruise" program for me 24/7
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:49:48 PM PST
by
lormand
(Close the border...the US/Kalifornia border.)
To: Pimpmygop
The HAL9000 used holographic memory...just ask Dr. Chandra.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:51:02 PM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
To: canuck_conservative
You can get 300 GB for much cheaper then that. You can get a 400 GB EXTERNAL for less then $300.00.
Ebay you can get a 400gb for around 230.00 with shipping.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:51:18 PM PST
by
Pimpmygop
(Pimp my GOP Ride!)
To: Pimpmygop
Unfortunately, by 2010, adware writers will be able to fill the drive to capacity with porn ads in under 10 seconds.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:51:43 PM PST
by
Redcloak
("If you can't say something nice about someone, then you must be talking about Hillary Clinton.")
To: lormand
If i knew that, i would have invented it eheheh... Love the idea though.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:52:19 PM PST
by
Pimpmygop
(Pimp my GOP Ride!)
To: canuck_conservative
Instead of shelling out big bucks for a new technology, why not just back up onto a couple of big drives? That's what we do with the home PC's-- clone the drive, using the drive maker's software.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:52:29 PM PST
by
backhoe
To: Pimpmygop
Remember when Windows 3.1 and a 20MB disk was high tech.
Now we get 20mb/sec transfers. What's in another 10 years?
To: lormand
holographic? How does that work? Basically, the process works by writing data to the entire disc, instead of just the surface of the disc.
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:58:45 PM PST
by
ozoneliar
("The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants" -T.J.)
To: in hoc signo vinces
The HAL9000 used holographic memory...just ask Dr. Chandra. My mind is going ..... I can feel it .....
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posted on
12/12/2005 3:59:55 PM PST
by
GaltMeister
(“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”)
To: TexasCajun
Remember when Windows 3.1 and a 20MB disk was high tech.
The first 'desktop' I used had no hard drive and two 8-inch floppy disks. Each stored about 64k of data, IIRC. The processor had 64k RAM, which was more than the company mainframes had.
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posted on
12/12/2005 4:11:04 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: TexasCajun
Remember when Windows 3.1 and a 20MB disk was high tech. Now we get 20mb/sec transfers. What's in another 10 years?
Yeah, I remember the MITS Altair 8800 Computer - 1975 about $400
With a mightly 256 bytes, expandable to 1k memory
There was no keyboard or display; the hobbyist programmed the computer using a panel of switches
and read the output from a panel of neon bulbs
To: HangnJudge
Ah yes... S-100 bus cards, CP/M + MP/M, 8" Floppys that made big clunking noises when the heads dropped...
To: AmericaUnited
And a 10MB hard disk was HUGE!!!
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posted on
12/12/2005 5:15:31 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Article posts of just one or two sentences do not preserve the quality of FR. Lazy FReepers be gone!)
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