Unless someone like Google was underwriting such a project, that 1.6t network server is waaaay out of reach. Something like this is more along the lines of thinking: http://store.yahoo.com/fire-wire-1394-ilink/mubay85fi800.html It's not a matter of on-demand retrieval, but reading a comic from tape is not really a good idea. Reading an entire series is worse. Writing a cross reference program to follow every reference to a character, place or event will probably catch a tape drive on fire (though such a project needs time and/or a sponsor)
>How much do you, er I mean, does someone want to spend? ;^) > >http://www.iomega.com/na/products/product_family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_ >id=63219&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=63191&bmUID=1112050956058 > >This has a capacity of 1.6TB. > >If you don't really need full, on-demand retrieval, I would suggest tape >storage. Iomega has a REV product that would be nice to have. > >M!ke > >-----Original Message----- >From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:59 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: multi-bay tower > >Lets say someone has 1.4 terabytes of data spread out over 5+ 3.5 >drives. This person wants to combine all of these drives into a single >tower that will control data access and allow him to get access to the >data on any drive at any time. What would you suggest for such a person. >I know these things exist, but what's the best? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152004 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
