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DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers (www.techspot.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You say that like they ever left. Even tape is still common, and the newest revision, LTO-9, just came out in 2021.

[โ€“] RememberTheApollo 1 points 11 months ago

I should have been more clear: spinny removable storage like CDs.

Yeah, all my computers have spin HDD for storage and SSD for OS and most-used programs.