Re: Newbie question on table design.
From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 23:23:23 GMT
Message-ID: <L9u_h.158064$aG1.139936_at_pd7urf3no>
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> capacity something like 400 MB in 1969, considered gigantic at the time,
> half-second access time, cost about CAD 250,000. ...
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 23:23:23 GMT
Message-ID: <L9u_h.158064$aG1.139936_at_pd7urf3no>
paul c wrote:
> -CELKO- wrote:
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>> Yes, but it discovered large data sets from the start since it was a >> scientific machine. Ever see a data cell machine? >> ...
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> capacity something like 400 MB in 1969, considered gigantic at the time,
> half-second access time, cost about CAD 250,000. ...
oops, might have been CAD 50,000, can't remember for sure, but that was still a lot of dough when a CAD was worth more than a USD.
p Received on Fri May 04 2007 - 01:23:23 CEST