4 Oct
2004
4 Oct
'04
1:54 p.m.
So build it with MODULAR platters.
--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> wrote:
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Tom Jennings wrote:
Everyone's missing the point. Good :) There's a market after all.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Dan Wright wrote:
> So I think you'd need to isolate the sections
> from each other with some kind of airtight (or at least
> really-small-bits-of-metal tight) seal; probably doable, but would take
up
> more room that you're pretty low on
already.
>
> That sure would make an interesting drive :) If it could be pulled off
cheap
enough,
it would be well worth it, too.
But when one platter ate its head and is making Bad Noises,
you have to replace the "drive" anyhoo, removing 1bad+1good
platter from the RAID system. Where's the gain there?
Plus yet another specialized device, I'd rather use OTS
junk drives and buy more of them. International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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