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Terrabit Per-Square-Inch Hard Drive
BitGuy writes: "Physics News Update reports that current GMR (giant magnetoresistance) harddisk technology will not achieve terrabit-per-square-inch densities. Experiments with EMR (extra-ordinary magnetoresistive), which exceeds 100Gb/in^2 have been successful in the lab. There is even a diagram of the read head if you're interested."
Hmm... I wonder how they got dirt and the like to such high density... did they mean Terabit?
-- Huh?
I'm not buying another one until it comes with Super Duper Magnetoresistance.
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GMR (giant magnetoresistance) harddisk technology will not achieve terrabit-per-square-inch densities. Experiments with EMR (extra-ordinary magnetoresistive), which exceeds 100Gb/in^2 have been successful in the lab.
After that, comes IMR (improbable magnetoresistive) where the Library of Congress fits in a square inch.
Finally, new advancements in subatomic physics leads to LMR (ludicrous magnetoresistive), giving more bits of storage than there are atoms on the platter. The "flavor" and "color" of each quark are directly manipulated and sampled by the drive head.
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Common, when will you FINALLY adopt standards? ;-)
When you finally do, I'll go drink a pint of beer and a eat a pound of cheese at the pub, two yards from here
JB