[78-L] Cassette tapes are the future of big data storage

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Sure, why not go full circle. My first computer was a Timex-Sinclair and 
it stored its programs on audio cassettes. I could upload to cassette in 
real time but could download at 2X which was convenient. I still have 
the computer and the cassettes. I haven't fired it up in almost 30 years!
I learned programming beginning c. 1982 in Sinclair Basic and machine 
code. First thing I learned to do was to draw a circle. How apropos.
Mal

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On 10/23/2012 11:12 AM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628875.500-cassette-tapes-are-the-future-of-big-data-storage.html
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> Why not go all the way?
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> Congo Gum 6.51%
> Vinsol Resin 5.86%
> Carbon Black (low oil content) 2.61%
> Zinc Sterate 0.32%
> Whiting (CaCO3) 52.13%
> Aluminum Silicate 13.03%
> Flock (long fibre) 3.91%/
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> Kristjan
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