cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) (01/15/85)
With all the hoopla about the various pros and cons of .5 Gbyte optical disks, I thought it might be quite feasible to put the entire Simtel-20 archives on such a disk, in such a way that it would be easy to update. There would be lots of room left over, and if they could be manufactured cheaply enough maybe a series a archives could be established around the country. I would certainly be willing to interface one of the Optimem or equivalent drives to a CP/M system (I am aware of the logistics of such an undertaking, with the restraints CP/M puts on file systems) and then providing a place to put it where it could be called up and searched. Does this sound like a reasonable undertaking ? It would be nice if we could get Shugart to donate a drive and some disks for the publicity but even paying for it outright is not enitirely impossible. Does anyone know of the single unit evaluation drives cost? Also, Frank or Keith, could one of you give an update on how much space the MICRO: archives are using ? --Chuck -- - - - D I S C L A I M E R - - - {ihnp4,fortune}!dual\ All opinions expressed herein are my {qantel,idi}-> !intelca!cem own and not those of my employer, my {ucbvax,hao}!hplabs/ friends, or my avocado plant. :-}