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RE: Re: HDD Failure - OT HD trivia


  • Subject: RE: Re: HDD Failure - OT HD trivia
  • From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:31:41 +0100

Blimey - no wonder I'm having a bit of trouble with one right now.

Thanks,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Chapman
>
> OK, the answer is 500 !
>
> Or to put it another way the track density is 5000 tracks per
> milimetre.
>
> Makes you wonder how they ever work at all !
>
> David C
> (who has recently done a few extra backups)
>
>
> > Well??? Go on then . . .
> > :-)
>
> > Tim.
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Chapman
> >>
> >> Something amazing I read in one of the computer trade mags
> recently
> >> about current technology hard disks:
> >> How many tracks do you think would fit on the EDGE of a
> sheet of 80gm
> >> paper ?
> >> Answer to follow if nobody guesses !
> >>
> >> David C



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