On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> > Mac users need to all buy more drive hardware. The industry needs a > cash > injection. > > That's what I saw. Ummm... I have witnessed irrevocable data loss from each and every one of those scenarios. The key questions to ask yourself: How much is my stuff worth to me? How much will it cost me to recreate all of it? If your answer to the second question involved financing research into practical methods of time travel, you need a better backup strategy. Besides, corporations, Google and the Internet Archive are keeping the hard drive industry afloat. Drive sales to individual users are a vanishingly small segment of the industry. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
