New IBM system stores 25 times as much data as hard drives

Here's a new technology with a classic twist: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/3444884.htm IBM invented a medium based in part on scanning electronic microscope technology that creates tiny indentations or holes on a polymer. Each whole is "half a billionth of an inch" in diameter. The storage density is purported to be 25 times that of current hard disk technology (200 CD ROMs on a stamp). This is amazing. The technology is being compared to punch cards. Check out the article above soon as the full-text goes away after a day or so. I see this as one of the most significant inventions of the modern (i.e. < 10 years) computer age because it represents a high-density, long term storage media that can be reliably used for non-volatile archival data storage. And based on mechanical technology. Who woulda thunk? Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *