On 2016-Oct-20 16:46:39 +1100, Dave Horsfall
<dave(a)horsfall.org> wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2016, Random832 wrote:
Tapes are still bigger than disks, to my
understanding. The state of the
art is 185 TB according to a quick google.
As the old saying went, never underestimate the bandwidth of a
station-wagon full of mag tapes...
Actually, I think they've been eclipsed by microSD cards. A microSD
card weighs ~0.25g and you can fit ~6000/l, with 256GB on each. (And,
unlike the 185TB tapes, you can actually buy 256GB cards and readers).
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Peter Jeremy
Indeed. This is well covered in