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If the drive had all the technology of a modern hard disk, I wonder how much we could fit. That would include shingled recording, large sectors, modern error co
by souprock 8y ago
If the drive had all the technology of a modern hard disk, I wonder how much we could fit. That would include shingled recording, large sectors, modern error correction, etc.
One could even do a single-sector disk, spiraling it around to avoid sector gap overhead.
- rasz 8y ago32MB on ordinary 1.44 floppy media by just switching from stepper to voice coil head servomotor https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/23/32mb_on_a_humble_floppy/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/23/32mb_on_a_humble_fl...
- HelloNurse 8y agoModern hard disks achieve higher density through less challenging mechanical requirements: they are sealed, in some cases filled with helium, platters can be very thick and very stiff, heads can be fixed instead of being lowered towards the disk when it is inserted, and for these and other reasons heads can get much closer to the platters and achieve miniaturization levels that are not possible with removable media.