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PetaBox: Big Storage in Small Boxes

Posted by timothy on from the always-impressive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com is reporting that a Linux-based system comprising more than a petabyte of storage as been delivered to the Internet Archive, the non-profit organization that creates periodic snapshots of the Internet. The PetaBox products, made by Capricorn Technologies, are based on Via mini-ITX motherboards running Debian or Fedora Linux. The IA's PetaBox installation consists of about 16 racks housing 600 systems with 2,500 spinning drives, for a total capacity of roughly 1.5 petabytes, according to the article. Now to strap one of those puppies to my iPod!" The Internet Archive continues to astound.

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  1. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t

  2. Downloading Kazaa by CriminalNerd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't think the group that takes periodic "pictures" of the Internet ever tried taking a "picture" of the Kazaa network. XD Hmm...There must a TON of adware and spyware on the drives too. lol "OMFG!!! I got 1,024,576 pop-ups!" "Quick! Take a picture of the Internet with them! :O"

  3. I read and I thought... by manojar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I saw the topic and I thought what the hell those animal guys have to do with slashdot...?

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  4. Re:Good to see. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut up.

  5. Re:Mandatory by afd8856 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Then I, for one, welcome our incredible smart, witty and original slashdoter overlords.

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  6. Re:Good to see. by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    5 petabytes of storage is enough for a brief five-minute DVD-quality sex scene for each person of legal age in the US (two to a scene). 100 petabytes would be five minutes of porn of every pair of people in the world.

    If you're dealing with petabytes, you'll have "petafiles". Why constrain yourself to "legal age?"

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