you gotta love the "Hitachi's new five-layer patented "Pixie Dust" media. I wonder if the "Pixie Dust" works the same in the Northern Hemisphere as it does in the Southern Hemisphere, or does it require a "Pixie Dust Adaptor"
On Wednesday 08 January 2003 09:38 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Guys and gals...From Tom's Hardware: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Hitachi Takes over Management of IBM storage disk technology > > As we reported previously, Hitachi assumed management responsibility for > IBM's hard disk drive storage technology on Monday. In a press release > issued today, the new entity, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, > announced plans to squeeze four gigabytes of data onto the existing > 1-inch Microdrive, the world's smallest hard disk drive. The new 4GB > version of the Microdrive will rely on ultra-miniaturized components, > including a new read-write head that is one-half the size of its > previous version and yields a 40% decrease in the height at which the > head travels above the disk platter. The Femto Slider Head is the next > generation of head slider technology. This new technology is reported to > be so miniaturized that it is comparable in size to a single grain of > table salt. > > The tracks per inch of the Microdrive's areal density have been > increased to more than sixty billion bits of data per square inch, > according to Hitachi. The areal density of the 4GB Microdrive is made > possible by using Hitachi's new five-layer patented "Pixie Dust" media > technology. Another significant technical achievement is an increased > data transfer rate reported to be a 50% improvement from the earlier > version of the Microdrive. > > <<<<<Snip rest of marketing blah>>>>>>>>> > > > Hitachi had the first 10,000 rpm drive, if memory serves me correctly. > > > --LX
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