Is the storage medium non-volatile? If so it would make more sense to get another one and mirror it. Or get another one and use it as your backup medium. If it is one of those semi-volatile electronic storage devises that loses memory upon power down, Bruce DOES point out a problem here. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Toback [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 2:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: 2.3 TB on a credit card > > > According to a story on TechWeb (at > <http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990824S0011>), a new > startup has > been formed to license technology capable of creating > credit-card sized > storage modules capable of storing 2.3 TB. The article states that the > device could be in production in less than two years and will > cost around > $50. > > One interesting aspect of the technology is the mismatch > between device > capacity and read/write speeds. According to the article, the peak > retrieval speed is about 12MB/s. This means it would take about three > days in order to fill the device to capacity -- or back it > up, for that > matter. > > In any case, even assuming considerable optimism on the part of the > developer, it's pretty clear that our usual techniques for organizing > data in file systems and data bases will be woefully > inadequate to take > advantage of the storage capacities that will be available in the next > two or three years. It's time for something completely different. > > -- Bruce > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > Bruce Toback Tel: (602) 996-8601| My candle burns at both ends; > OPT, Inc. (800) 858-4507| It will not last the night; > 11801 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 142 | But ah, my foes, and oh, > my friends - > Phoenix AZ 85028 | It gives a lovely light. > btoback AT optc.com | -- Edna St. Vincent Millay > Mail sent to [log in to unmask] will be inspected for a > fee of US$250. Mailing to said address constitutes agreement to > pay, including collection costs. >