Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On 9/25/07, Ralph Shumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> But even *ONE* dust particle (or even smaller, a smoke particle) would >> have wreaked havoc. I recall being told that a smoke particle clinging >> to the platter hitting one of the heads would be akin to a 747 flying 20 >> feet off the ground and finding a 30 foot diameter boulder. > > Roughly speaking, that describes disk technology of about 25 years > ago, when the bits were almost big enough to see with the naked eye. > The data density has increased by many orders of magnitude, with > corresponding decreases in flying height.
So, I suppose 2 feet off the ground into a 30-foot boulder makes even nicer special effects? ..j -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
