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SuperHero
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 Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: 500GB DVDs |
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| Ars Technica wrote: |
| A group of scientists working together with the Institute of Optics and Optical Technologies at the Technical University of Berlin claim to have discovered a way to store 500GB worth of data on DVD-sized discs. The scientists are members of the Microholas Project, coordinated by Dr. Susanna Orlic, which plans to double the storage capacity to 1TB by 2010. |
With this kind of storage available in small packages will Star Trek style holo decks be far behind? In my lifetime - a definite possibility. |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| 500gb? damn. thats roughly 100x the capacity of a standard dvd. would really p1ss me off to try and burn off one of those and have it end up a coaster... betcha they would be priced out the wazoo as well. even these days, what's the price ratio for single vs. dual layer blank media? |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:31 am Post subject: Re: 500GB DVDs |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| Ars Technica wrote: |
| A group of scientists working together with the Institute of Optics and Optical Technologies at the Technical University of Berlin claim to have discovered a way to store 500GB worth of data on DVD-sized discs. The scientists are members of the Microholas Project, coordinated by Dr. Susanna Orlic, which plans to double the storage capacity to 1TB by 2010. |
With this kind of storage available in small packages will Star Trek style holo decks be far behind? In my lifetime - a definite possibility. |
Maybe you are in one right now. Maybe you are a holideck program. |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: 500GB DVDs |
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| dogshed wrote: |
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| With this kind of storage available in small packages will Star Trek style holo decks be far behind? In my lifetime - a definite possibility. |
Maybe you are in one right now. Maybe you are a holideck program. |
Don't forget to save my program before turning off the power. |
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