From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 22/02/2026 19:26, Rich wrote:   
   > c186282  wrote:   
   >> https://phys.org/news/2026-02-glass-square-future-storage.html   
   >>   
   >> Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have   
   >> demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading   
   >> information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two   
   >> million books' worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.   
   >>   
   >> In a paper published today in Nature, the researchers say   
   >> their tests suggest the data will be readable for more than   
   >> 10,000 years.   
   >   
   > Try obtaining a new 8", 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk mechanism today in   
   > 2026.  And, assuming you found one (new old stock maybe?) try finding a   
   > reasonably recent computer to which you can attach it (floppy ports   
   > have disappeared too).   
   >   
   Plenty of 3.5" around. Not so may 5.25...   
      
   Plenty second hand tho   
      
   And it isn't hard if you *really* want to, to reproduce the mechanism   
      
      
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