On 2/12/21 12:21 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > > >> On Feb 12, 2021, at 3:12 PM, jim stephens via cctalk <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> There was a company who made a drive with glass media that a friend of ours >> repped for. >> >> It used a repurposed CD head which was driven hard enough to write their >> media. it was sold as being able to be written and locked such that it >> couldn't be further modified if need be. The nuclear security people were >> interested, but ultimately passed due to the size off the player, and the >> need for very long term access to the technology. > > DEC had an optical WORM drive, I think it had rather large media. Not sure > if that's the one you're thinking about. I believe it shipped but it doesn't > feel like a particularly successful product. (Then again, the worst I > remember was a networking device that sold a total of 3 units over its > lifetime -- the DESNC...)
WORM appeared in the 8" and 12" disc format as well, IIRC. --Chuck
