[arachne] Re: Backups (was Re: What is "cloud computing" ???
- From: "Eric S. Emerson" <wildrice5@xxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:13:51 -0800
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Greg M.,
I'd hate to have to backup
a 60 GB HDD with punch cards !!
Eric
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:26:39 +0930 "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
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> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:02:54 -0500, L.D. Best wrote:
>
> >> The only "no moving parts" devices I know that really were
> permanent
> >> were the fusible link PROMs, but they were mostly limited to less
> than 1
> >> Kb of data.
>
> > No ... not the pen drives. Referred to as "Solid State Disk" by
> some
> > mfrs. They come both external (with USB connection) and internal
> in a
> > 2.5" HDD form.
>
> > These are stats on one internal model MIC.
> <snip>
>
> But the guaranteed lifetime of the data is not stated!
>
> I stand by what I said: the only REALLY PERMANENT data storage
> devices
> with no moving parts were the fusible link PROMs. AFAIK none of them
> has
> ever "faded" even after several decades.
>
> Of the moving parts systems, the most permanent medium is punched
> paper
> tape or card. This has been shown to store data 100% intact for over
> 100
> years.
>
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