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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: Ellis Vener on September 27, 2012, 11:34:49 am

Title: A possible solution to very long term data storage needs?
Post by: Ellis Vener on September 27, 2012, 11:34:49 am

It is very early for the technology but seems to show promise: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-japan-hitachi.html

Maybe it will be practical for large storage needs (TBs) in a few years?

The one problem I foresee is not durability - it is the age old problem of being able to read that data after four or five  generations of technology change.

Title: Re: A possible solution to very long term data storage needs?
Post by: John.Murray on September 27, 2012, 05:07:22 pm

Shades of Star Trek or 2001 Space Odyssey :)  unfortunately data density is very low 40MB/square inch (current magnetic HD's are at 1TB/square inch)

Title: Re: A possible solution to very long term data storage needs?
Post by: Ellis Vener on September 28, 2012, 11:40:45 am

Quote from: John.Murray on September 27, 2012, 05:07:22 pm

Shades of Star Trek or 2001 Space Odyssey :)  unfortunately data density is very low 40MB/square inch (current magnetic HD's are at 1TB/square inch)

It's very early. I suspect data per square inch density will increase.