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Article #8823-1/2" vs 5-1/4" MO disks questions. (Are 5-1/4 inchers dinosaurs?)
From: Steven D. Majewski
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:35
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:35
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I have heard a rumor that there will soon be a 3-1/2 Magneto-Optical (R/W) optical disk with double capacity ( 256 MB/side ) released. Does anyone have any real info? Also, I get the *impression* that 3-1/2 inch may become the preferred format. Are vendors actually doing more development on the smaller format ( at the expense of the larger ) ? Does anyone have have comparative sales figures on 3-1/2 inch vs. 5-1/4 inch drives. ( Actually, I'ld love to see sales figures for CD-ROMs, WORMs, and various tape formats if anyone has them! ) Is there any danger of the larger format becoming extinct? What horse should I bet on, folks? ======== "If you have a hammer, find a nail" - George Bush,'91 ========= Steven D. Majewski University of Virginia Physiology Dept. sdm7g@Virginia.EDU Box 449 Health Sciences Center Voice: (804)-982-0831/32 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue FAX: (804)-982-1616 Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!caen!uvaarpa!murdoch!aemsun.med.Virginia.EDU!sdm7g From: sdm7g@aemsun.med.Virginia.EDU (Steven D. Majewski) Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.arch.storage Subject: 3-1/2" vs 5-1/4" MO disks questions. (Are 5-1/4 inchers dinosaurs?) Keywords: Optical Disks Message-ID: <1992Sep28.153551.3661@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Date: 28 Sep 92 15:35:51 GMT Article-I.D.: murdoch.1992Sep28.153551.3661 Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: comp.arch.storage Organization: University of Virginia - Physiology Dept. Lines: 21