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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 01:21:32 +0100 (MET) Subject: Re: New technology around the corner [slashdot.org] From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)

Tim May wrote:

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Or how about plastic cubes that can store terabytes....

They work fine. Just keep it in liquid nitrogen or you'll lose all your data.

This only applies to semiconductor systems. Also, liquid Nitrogen is cheaper to purchase than beer, liter for liter. Also with Peltier devices it is quite possible to keep such systems working for extended periods of time. Simply review some of the Nitrogen based IR viewing systems that are being used by amatuer astronomers. However, there are technologies being worked on now, protein memory for example, that offer equal 3d packing factors and don't require esoteric cooling systems. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | When a man assumes a public trust, he should | | consider himself public property. | | | | Thomas Jefferson | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|