Cost per Meg...

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Mon Apr 21 12:22:40 1997

On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Roger Merchberger wrote:
>
> > 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!)
>
> Actually, I don't use the Zip disks much for long-term archiving -- I
> count on redundant systems for my real data -- why should I back up
> operating systems and application packages (other than configuration
> files) when I've got the installation media and it'll be upgraded or
> superceded in a few months anyway. I mostly use them for moving my

<blah blah blah>

I don't want to get on anyone's badside but this is not very classic.
This stuff is better left to private e-mail.

Let's talk classic stuff!

Sam
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