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

[ken price]

http://www.decodedscience.com/helium-shortage-situation-update-one-year-later/42314
Buy your shares in Helium now - looks like there will be a shortage.

Along with Lithium.
http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2014/11/18/gigafactory-lithium-shortage/

Another case of new industries creating unexpected demand on resources.
Part of the social issues aspect of many ICT courses.

<<inevitable joke about all audio recordings on those disks coming out as
very high pitched>>

kp

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

>
> 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
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> 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>>
>
> --
>
> >> Witty sig goes HERE <<
>
> Mark Kelly
> mark AT vceit DOT com
> http://vceit.com
>
>
>
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