Epoch like filesystem
Craig Campbell
craig at attcan.UUCP
Thu Oct 18 01:23:22 AEST 1990
In article <11709 at celit.fps.com> hutch at 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
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