I remember the days when anything over a Megabyte was something you lifted off the floor, if you could, placed gingerly atop the bundle, took the fly-lid off, t

I remember the days when anything over a Megabyte was something you lifted off the floor, if you could, placed gingerly atop the bundle, took the fly-lid off, then closed the door, pushed "MOUNT" and stood back. I think those days still exist, but instead of a trained Wang or Tandem monkey, we have the spoolbots: http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/344314/530wm/T2500330-Computer_tape_storage_robot-SPL.jpg http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/344314/530wm/T2500330-Comp... I've always wanted to build my own hard-drive - or at the least, mass storage device, with my own hands. I guess those days will come around again in the Maker movement, the NSA backlash, and all that ..