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USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID Array Under OS X

Posted by timothy on from the reaching-your-full-potential dept.

ohlssonvox writes "I believe this is the first USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID; I have never heard of any others. It was done using OS X. I would like to share this with the world. The world must know the power of USB FDD RAID!!! This is NOT an April fools joke, I just happen to be fool enough to make this on April fools."

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  1. CDR-RAID??? by use_compress · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Perhaps a pseudo practical application would be doing the same thing except with CDRs. Considering the low price of media and burners and the unreliability of the media, doing a raid-5 with five separate CDR would allow for extremely fast, reliable and cheep storage.

  2. Whole new meaning to the I in RAID by rajpaul · · Score: 2, Interesting

    RAID (original meaning):
    Redundant
    Array of
    Inexpensive
    Disks

    This brings a whole new level to the "I" in RAID.

  3. Re:This is more like it. by Yarn · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Qps-Que used to make an LS120-type drive which could write 30-odd meg on a standard floppy. I've been trying to find one for ages :/

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    -Yarn - Rio Karma: Excellent