Howard J. Rogers wrote:
> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>
>
>>Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You tell me you're working for NASA and need to store 160 Exabytes of
>>>Voyager 2 data, and I think we can rapidly agree that even 16GB file size
>>>limits might be impractical. But on the grounds that I don't work for
>>>NASA (shame!), and neither do most people, I'll stick with my present
>>>advice.
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>HJR
>>
>>I agree with all you've written. Might interest you that we now have 3
>>Oracle databases in the U.s. of which I am aware that exceed 1.5 Peta.
>>
>>I remember when I was proud that I had reached 100GB: Put it on my
>>resume. Now I think nothing of putting that size on a 2 proc Linux box.
>>It is all just a matter of perspective. Heck I have 1.2TB sitting in
>>the lab I use to teach weekend classes.
>
>
> I have a 1.3TB database at home. It's what happens when you, er, backup your
> DVD and CD collections to disk.
>
> I just get a bit sad thinking of the need for that, or -worse- Petabytes of
> storage when the Romans managed to run the world's largest Empire (before
> the Brits, of course!) with just a carved impediment or two on the local
> temple and some WXT-RWs (Wax Tablets, re-writable).
>
> I bet most of the Petabytes are just crap that someone can't be bothered to
> sort out and dispose of properly. I know most of my DVD collection is
> (anyone for The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?)!!
>
> Regards
> HJR
Not one byte of those Petabytes are more than a few years old. And it is
all sorted very very well. Some would say far too well.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Received on Sun Sep 12 2004 - 21:00:09 CDT
