Re: [MLUG]

[Mustafa Gringo <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Of course, I've got a Rio300 that is several years old that takes cards smaller than a quarter.

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:33:07 -0600 , "Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

> Don't we already have credit card sized storage (granted, not a mere $50,
> and less than a gig usually.)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mustafa Gringo [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 4:41 PM
> > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > Subject: Re: [MLUG]
> > 
> > 
> > BT Exact's Technology Timeline( 
> > http://www.btexact.com/white_papers/downloads/WP106.pdf ), 
> > which is around %85 correct, says that in 2003 there will be 
> > credit card size storage for $50.
> > 
> > On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 00:46:39 -0600 (CST), Mike Miller 
> > <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Ryan Thornton wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Yep, I'm amazed at the HD prices...  80gig WD drive for 
> > $100 at Compusa
> > > > this week.
> > > 
> > > Fifteen years ago I bought my first HD.  It was about $15 
> > per MB for that
> > > drive.  80 GB for $100 is $0.00125 per MB.  That means HD space cost
> > > 12,000 times as much 15 years ago as it costs now (not 
> > accounting for
> > > inflation which would make the effect even stronger).
> > > 
> > > An old professor told me that his department paid $66,000 
> > for a HD in
> > > 1967.  It was a 2.0 MB HD.  That's $33,000 per MB, which is 
> > 2,200 times
> > > the price of 15 years ago and 26,400,000 times the price of 
> > today (again,
> > > not accounting for inflation).
> > > 
> > > I hope this keeps up!!
> > > 
> > > Mike
> > > 
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