WilshiretoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agoDVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers(www.techspot.com)external-linkarrow-up1398arrow-down113message-square77fedilink
arrow-up1385arrow-down1external-linkDVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers(www.techspot.com)WilshiretoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squarecholesterolEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkOh, is that what those multiples meant? I never realized.
minus-squareMisterDEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkIt’s the number of times faster it can read or burn compared to the original speed of reading and burning
minus-squarecholesterolEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkDoes the ‘original speed’ mean what the natural playback would have been? So 60 minutes of audio burned by a x60 drive would take one minute?
minus-squareMNByChoiceEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkYes, but I think there was some overhead in the process that was slower.
minus-squareunphazedEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkMemory limitations. Back then RAM was like 512 max
minus-squareMNByChoiceEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkYou are correct. However, I mean initialization and finalizing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R Looks like a 52x wrote at 7.8 MB/s. Things have changed.
Oh, is that what those multiples meant? I never realized.
It’s the number of times faster it can read or burn compared to the original speed of reading and burning
Does the ‘original speed’ mean what the natural playback would have been? So 60 minutes of audio burned by a x60 drive would take one minute?
Yes, but I think there was some overhead in the process that was slower.
Memory limitations. Back then RAM was like 512 max
You are correct. However, I mean initialization and finalizing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R Looks like a 52x wrote at 7.8 MB/s. Things have changed.