Posted by Alpha on 12/23/64 11:27

"Sugar Mouse" <n.scrivens@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> "Alpha" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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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.
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> Hate to mention, but Ipods have Hard Drives in them, and therefore
> motors...
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> Nathan.
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Not the latest one ;)

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