And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My first PC in 1992 was a 386 clone with 120 Mb hard drive and I couldn't fill it up. It also had 2 Mb RAM and DOS 5.0. I had to install 2 more Mb RAM to run Windows 3.1.
I have had an 8 TB version of this for over three years. The price was terrific and hasn't come even close ever since. I think they made far too many. At the time I looking into removing the HDD from the enclosure, to install inside computer. There were however, great and only good versions inside the case:: https://imgur.com/gallery/IsZxx However, these drives are a newer version of the SATA standard and will NOT work in older computers: https://imgur.com/a/BFdmB
Back 12 years ago I had two 2 TB WD externals. One had 1.6 TB of music and the other was full of ripped movies. They both died within a month of each other when they were four years old. I have gone to solid state in both computers and external storage.
I had two, too. Both died about the same time. No redundancy. The problem with externals, besides redundancy, (think raid 5) is, bump it and, File Not Found, Device Not Ready. A terabyte of data gone, or at least inaccessible.
Raid and regular backups prevent, "Insert 45 in Mouth and Pull Trigger to Begin Restoring Data" moments...
A fun comparison: "Comparing the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) to an IBM PC XT. Did you know that the 8088 which formed the basis for the IBM PC, released in 1981, just a decade after Apollo 11’s trip to the Moon, had eight times more memory than Apollo’s Guidance Computer (16k, vs the Apollo’s 2k). The IBM PC XT ran at a dizzying clock speed of 4.077MHz. That’s 0.004077 GHz. The Apollo’s Guidance Computer was a snail-like 1.024 MHz in comparison, and it’s external signaling was half that." https://igotoffer.com/blog/how-powerful-was-the-apollo-11-computer
Nothing but WD for decades. Only lost one and that was a "Refurbished". Won't do that again. Currently one 4TB for all my data: music, movies, stuff, with another 4TB for backup. Also backed up daily to three computers. I got bit once having only one backup. Never again 'til the EMP attack comes. Then it's back to papyrus.
I started working with CAD in 1985. At one point we acquired a one megabyte external hard drive. Holy Crap One Megabyte! It was a simpler time.
ReplyDeleteMy first PC in 1992 was a 386 clone with 120 Mb hard drive and I couldn't fill it up. It also had 2 Mb RAM and DOS 5.0. I had to install 2 more Mb RAM to run Windows 3.1.
ReplyDeleteI have had an 8 TB version of this for over three years. The price was terrific and hasn't come even close ever since. I think they made far too many. At the time I looking into removing the HDD from the enclosure, to install inside computer. There were however, great and only good versions inside the case:: https://imgur.com/gallery/IsZxx
ReplyDeleteHowever, these drives are a newer version of the SATA standard and will NOT work in older computers: https://imgur.com/a/BFdmB
Back 12 years ago I had two 2 TB WD externals. One had 1.6 TB of music and the other was full of ripped movies. They both died within a month of each other when they were four years old. I have gone to solid state in both computers and external storage.
ReplyDeleteWesterns fail at TWICE the rate of Seagates.
DeleteI had two, too. Both died about the same time. No redundancy. The problem with externals, besides redundancy, (think raid 5) is, bump it and, File Not Found, Device Not Ready. A terabyte of data gone, or at least inaccessible.
ReplyDeleteRaid and regular backups prevent, "Insert 45 in Mouth and Pull Trigger to Begin Restoring Data" moments...
A fun comparison:
ReplyDelete"Comparing the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) to an IBM PC XT. Did you know that the 8088 which formed the basis for the IBM PC, released in 1981, just a decade after Apollo 11’s trip to the Moon, had eight times more memory than Apollo’s Guidance Computer (16k, vs the Apollo’s 2k). The IBM PC XT ran at a dizzying clock speed of 4.077MHz. That’s 0.004077 GHz. The Apollo’s Guidance Computer was a snail-like 1.024 MHz in comparison, and it’s external signaling was half that."
https://igotoffer.com/blog/how-powerful-was-the-apollo-11-computer
Your smart phone is more powerful even.
DeleteNo way! I'm holding out for 6 yottabytes.
ReplyDeleteNothing but WD for decades. Only lost one and that was a "Refurbished". Won't do that again. Currently one 4TB for all my data: music, movies, stuff, with another 4TB for backup. Also backed up daily to three computers. I got bit once having only one backup. Never again 'til the EMP attack comes. Then it's back to papyrus.
ReplyDeleteawfully large drive for only 6TB
ReplyDelete