From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Guy Watkins" Subject: RE: md software raid Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:26:41 -0400 Message-ID: <90A3FDA136DB4CA4A2C7F34010805951@m5> References: <70ed7c3e0910271810t368f3081g3db4411ab073b531@mail.gmail.com> <20091028021139012.SPRI6016@cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com> <70ed7c3e0910271926g5f72fa50sfa874bb0bf9f3d78@mail.gmail.com> <4D87015385157D4285D56CA6101072FF3A6675B8@exchange07.valvesoftware.com> <70ed7c3e0910271952o40f3cc3as34cfa88cd5d89279@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <70ed7c3e0910271952o40f3cc3as34cfa88cd5d89279@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: "'Majed B.'" , 'Chris Green' Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids } -----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 } 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.