RE: md software raid

["Guy Watkins" <linux-raid@watkins-home.com>]

} -----Original Message-----
} From: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-raid-
} owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Majed B.
} Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:52 PM
} To: Chris Green
} Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
} Subject: Re: md software raid
} 
} Thanks for the numbers Chris! I guess I kind of anticipated that,
} which is why I suggested using a compressed form, sort of like
} zip/rar...
} 
} Though if the data is mostly multimedia, then I guess it's pointless.
} 
} Punch-cards, anyone?

1 TBytes on punch cards would stack 1,973 miles high.  Assuming 100 cards
per inch and 80 bytes per card.  :)

} 
} On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Chris Green <cgreen@valvesoftware.com>
} wrote:
} > I'm guessing you could get about a megabyte per sheet of paper this way.
} > So a 1TB drive would take up 1000000 sheets of paper. Looking at
} staples.com,
} > it looks like that would cost you in the neighborhood of $8000. The ink
} cartridges
} > would probably cost more, not to mention the cost of a place to store it
} :-)
} --
}        Majed B.