I've just uncovered the future of file storage

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JadedCtrl
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Storage of up a whopping 250MB (Jesus Christ!) and portable enough to fit into a slightly larger-than-average wallet, this technology is the future of storage!

https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/u/jadedctrl/m/the-future/

jxself
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Yes indeed. I used to own some of these back in the day.

jxself
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Of course, the *real* future is:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/rp06.html

178MB, so it's greater than the 100MB of those zip disks. And the weight? A measly 600 pounds! (Or about 272 kilograms for you metric people.)

JadedCtrl
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Wow, 178MB, and only a mere 5.6 microseconds per word! That's insane-- sign me up!

loldier
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I still have my Zip100 disk bought in Bangkok in 2542 BE (1999 AD).

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Jodiendo
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loldier
My still working, ZIP 100 AND ZIP250, MODERN 1-3, or i-5 it would not work, but any P4 DOES works, modern celeron will work or any amd class