Path: utzoo!attcan!craig
From: craig@attcan.UUCP (Craig Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.large
Subject: Re: Epoch like filesystem
Message-ID: <12778@vpk4.UUCP>
Date: 17 Oct 90 15:23:22 GMT
References: <QAX%GY^@rpi.edu> <60058@bbn.BBN.COM> <11709@celit.fps.com>
Reply-To: craig@vpk4.ATT.COM (Craig Campbell)
Organization: AT&T Canada Inc., Toronto
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In article <11709@celit.fps.com> hutch@fps.com (Jim Hutchison) writes:

>With the current speeds for optical drives, I'd kind of guess this system
>is not useful as a primary storage device.  Presuming WORM and not M-O,
>it couldn't be used for frequent migration, due to the rapid rate at which
>the platters would fill up with minor revisions.
>--
>-
>Jim Hutchison		{dcdwest,ucbvax}!ucsd!fps!hutch


There are now available Read Write optical drives.  These are not WORM
drives.  Somehow, the plater information is re-programmable.  Optical disks
now are useful as a primary storage medium.  I do not know $$ or details.
(Sorry :-))

craig