[Year 12 IT Apps] Data retrieval technology - 1937 style

[Mark]

On 19 May 2015 at 08:25, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Retrieval time might be improved by the use of helium balloons tied to the
> operator chairs or the judicious use of sandbags.
>
>
Oddly enough, Western Digital is using helium in their 10TB disk.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/189813-western-digital-unveils-worlds-first-10tb-hard-drive-helium-filled-shingled-recording

The only known drawback is that computers now need to be bolted to the desk.

<rimshot <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-4-gLlF0uw>>

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