>> To my knowledge the largest hard drive platter was 24".
>
> Platters of at least 36" diameter have been made; they were used
> on ILLIAC IV.
hmm, that's sounds about the right size. I remember the lecturer standing
behind the platter and it came up to around waist height, which is where I got
the 1m estimate from.
thanks to all for the thoughts!
Jules
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Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 03:04:00 GMT