Posted by Sugar Mouse on 12/23/10 11:27

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> "nselson" <nselson9841@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> The last company that tried this went bankrupt a few years ago, and
>> another company snatched up the technology rights. They have a major ce
>> manufacturer helping to fund their r&d, now. But, they have no support
>> from software providers and near-zero visibility compared to the other
>> two. That being said, I have no doubt that this is the future of disc
>> based storage.
>>
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> Perhaps...but I see a more progressive trend....holographic-data
> silicon-storage (or non-mechanical) based recorders and players. The
> future is not to have anything motor-based at all. It is already
> happening...Ipod, compact flash recorders, etc.
>
Hate to mention, but Ipods have Hard Drives in them, and therefore motors...

Nathan.

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