> > This limits the filesize to 16 ExaBytes. Still enough, I > > think. :-)
Depends on the point of view :) According to http://www.ccsf.caltech.edu/~roy/dataquan/ , 5 Exabytes are the equivalent to all words ever spoken by human beings. So should be enough ... However, assuming that disc capacity is doubled every 12 month, and assuming that 1 Terabyte is what we have today, we will have 16 Exabytes in 2026. Often enough the growth of capacity was underestimated ... ;) ... and for those who who - like me - have to look up every time again what exa, peta, etc. mean, the full list: (from the above mentioned URL): Byte Kilobyte (1000 bytes) Megabyte (1 000 000 bytes) Gigabyte (1 000 000 000 bytes) Terabyte (1 000 000 000 000 bytes) Petabyte (1 000 000 000 000 000 bytes) Exabyte (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytes) Zettabyte (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytes) Yottabyte (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytes) :) Regards, Klaus
