▲ 202 ▼ Microsoft's glass data storage system saves terabytes for 10,000 years (newatlas.com) submitted 2 years ago by abobla@lemm.ee to c/hardware@lemmy.ml 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Since I am sure error correction code is used, it is one and the same. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Id expect its something akin to average half life or whatnot, such that you can make multiple backups and further improve that number. Honestly Im curious how something could last for over a few thousand years and not be effectively speaking eternal. Like at a certain point, if it hasnt failed by 5,000 years, what on earth would cause it to fail after another 5,000 years? What process is slow enough to "erode" the perfectly preserved object that cant get the job done in 5,000 years, but it can get it done in 10,000? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Since I am sure error correction code is used, it is one and the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Id expect its something akin to average half life or whatnot, such that you can make multiple backups and further improve that number. Honestly Im curious how something could last for over a few thousand years and not be effectively speaking eternal. Like at a certain point, if it hasnt failed by 5,000 years, what on earth would cause it to fail after another 5,000 years? What process is slow enough to "erode" the perfectly preserved object that cant get the job done in 5,000 years, but it can get it done in 10,000? permalink fedilink source parent