Posted by redbelly on 10/20/28 11:28
Radium wrote:
> Andrew Reilly wrote:
>
> > 1 GB/disk (not much more than current CD, which gets 0.7GB) with a read
> > speed of 3600 bits/hour will take 254 years per disk to read.
>
> It will take 254 years to finish reading the *entire* disc. But what if
> I only want to read a small portion? I write to a small portion and
> then read it. Whats wrong with that?
What's wrong is that you propose going to a lot of trouble to make
oversized disks out of a new material and with a high bit surface
density. And now you say (apparently) you need only a tiny fraction of
all that increased storage capacity.
Mark
p.s. If you're a troll, I guess you caught me.
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