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cm0002@literature.cafe to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days ago

5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc

www.tomshardware.com

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5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc

www.tomshardware.com

cm0002@literature.cafe to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days ago
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5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is roughly the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser
www.tomshardware.com
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A startup called SPhotonix says its fused-silica 'memory crystal' has reached a deployment-ready milestone for cold data.
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  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    5-inch glass disc

    Why is the image like ~half an inch

     

    360TB, write speeds of around 4 MBps

    Oh good, it will only take 25k hours to fill the drive lol

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    Oh is that like that one time in the late 90s when we were promised terabytes on adhesive tape? Wonder what ever happened to that idea.

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    I don’t know Rick, it looks false

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    That’s kind of neato.

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