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3.5-inch Floppy Disk RAID Array Is of Questionable Value
Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. That didn't stop Daniel Blade Olson, who created a RAID array out of a series of floppy disk drives. Yes, he set up a redundant storage system on a format that hasn't been relevant in over a decade.
It's cool though, I guess. I mean, it can write a whopping 3.6MB in a mere 32 seconds! The future is here! But he's not done yet; he wants to create a 125 USB floppy disk drive array, which is too crazy for me to even think about.
I picked up a bunch of 125 USB drives at Target last weekend for $1.50 each. I couldn't help myself. I had a bunch of burnable CDs, then figured USB drives would do just as well.
Will it take a Home disc if that's what I actually have?
I don't think so, but hey! Try it! The worst that will happen is that it'll tell you it's not the right disc.
Heh. Also, my IT department is more likely to have Professional discs lying about, so I hope that's what SFC actually wants.
yup
no 125 gig drives for 1.50, I'd have bought out hte rack and raided the storeroom.
I was thinking it's possible to have been 1.25 gig, as 4 gig flashes are now under $10.
Ohhhhhhhhhh.
The first time I read that, I thought you'd picked up 125 USB drives. (Not drives of 125MB - 125 separate drives. And I thought, well that seems like a lot to me but it was a good price!)
Having a handful of 125 mb USB drives amuses me, because I remember paying $40 for my first 125 mb drive. And I got my 4 gigger for $12.
