[CS-FSLUG] [OT] Organic Drives

Frank Bax fbax at sympatico.ca
Thu Feb 22 09:06:33 CST 2007


At 11:46 AM 2/21/07, Ritchie, Josiah S. wrote:

>I heard a rumor about organic hard drives recently. Any idea what that's
>about or is someone trying to pull my leg?


Perhaps this is referring to data stored at molecular level?  I think this 
was actually done in a lab a few years ago.

Nano-storage (IBM's millipede project) can store a trillion bits per square 
inch and uses plastic, so  doesn't meet "organic" criteria.  Imagine 25 
DVD's on a postage stamp! 





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