Due to massive amounts of caffeine & sleep deprivation, Ward Griffiths
and/or Lisa Rogers said:
>On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Charles P. Hobbs wrote:
>
>> When I think about it, then look at the Zip drive on my desk
>> ($150 for 100 megabytes = $1.50 per megabyte). . .
>
>Yeah, my fiance and I have two of those, they're so handy. But a couple
>of weeks ago I happened to notice that 4 GB IDE drives are now dropping
>below $400. A dime per meg. I could cry. And I'll probably be picking
>up a couple soon for some of my non-classic computers -- Linux can fill
>any storage surplus you let it near.
They are handy, but they're still expensive for storage. For around $50 (or
I think less), you can pick up a 1.3G magneto optical platter - That's
roughly 4 cents per meg! Granted, the drive runs around $600, but it's
worth it! (also, it's a flippy media, but hey! You'll still swap less than
a Zip!)
Don't get me wrong... I have a SCSI zip (that's the *only* way to go.. the
Parallel port is _just_ _too_ _slow!_) and I do like it... but for mass
storage that will last 30 years around kids with magnets, MO is awesome!
Oh, and Linux is still a lot easier on the storage than Win95! 64K clusters
-- Bah! ;^>
Just my $0.0002 (cheaper media),
"Merch"
--
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Programmer, NorthernWay | nuclear warhead disarmament should *not*
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Received on Mon Apr 21 1997 - 09:29:30 BST