From: tnp@invalid.invalid
On 23/02/2026 01:07, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-02-22, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> I still have a machine with a 5 1/4-inch drive and a network interface.
> I also have an IMSAI with a pair of 8-inch drives, but unfortunately
> its boot ROM has rotted. Assuming I could find a listing of the ROM,
> I'm back to the issue of finding appropriate hardware, i.e. something
> that will burn a 2708.
>
Well no, these days you take a Rasberry PI 2030 zero and a bodge board
and build a 2708 emulator.
Or buy a prom burner for a 2708. They are available
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