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IBM breaks disk-drive bottlenecks... [CNN] (fwd)




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>From [email protected] Tue Dec 30 11:20:36 1997
From: Jim Choate <[email protected]>
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Subject: IBM breaks disk-drive bottlenecks... [CNN]
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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 11:20:35 -0600 (CST)
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>    New technology stores 11.6 billion bits of data on one square inch of
>    disk
>    
>    December 30, 1997: 10:49 a.m. ET
>    
>    More related sites... NEW YORK (CNNfn) - IBM announced Tuesday that it
>    has broken a major barrier in magnetic disk-drive storage density
>    which could eventually lead to ultra-thin computers.
>    [INLINE] New developments from the computer company will allow 11.6
>    billion bits of data per square inch to be stored on a disk drive,
>    enabling more information to be stored in the same amount of space.
>    [INLINE] The new technology will first appear in products in the year
>    2001. It will be used initially in 2.5 inch, non-removable disk
>    drives, which are mainly featured in portable computers.

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