Posted by Radium on 11/14/79 11:28

redbelly wrote:
> 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.

I've already told the readers to ignore my post where I talk about
using only a portion of the disc. It was posted on accident.

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