How Do I Write A Data Management System? PLEASE HELP!

S Douglas

Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: higher density on our holographic storage prototype system Perhaps I missed something, but if this is real and you’re allowed to could you please explain? Sounds something like right out of Star Trek. Cool concept. ------------------------------- DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack.

Matt Newman

Marc Clifton wrote: Well, I was hoping to hear from Bill S., as I understand he has some lossless compression algorithms that will reduce 30 TB down to 1 bit! Simple, its just a collections of 1s and 0s right? Well since the 0s really have no value you can just discard them. That just leaves the ones and you really don't need that much redundancy so you can just discard all but one and viola you have compressed 30 TB to 1 bit Matt Newman
Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

peterchen

Get a good deal on USB 2.0 Harddrives (don't use Maxtor), stack them to a tower, stick together with duct tape, apply some spray paint to make it look more professional. Hire a guy who remembers what goes on which disk, and un- and replugs the USB cable on demand. :rolleyes: Now I read the other uys suggestions. Do you already have any idea about the Possible storage media? Required lifetime of the data?

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El Corazon

sfdougl wrote: Perhaps I missed something, but if this is real and you’re allowed to could you please explain? Sounds something like right out of Star Trek. Cool concept. you can google on it, nothing like Star Trek, little cube, big box with lasers and mirrors. If I recall it needs two or three to read, and one or more extra to write. IBM and others announced prototypes years ago... it's just getting the technology production ready that is the problem. There were half a dozen prototypes in operation a couple years ago, not sure how many now. It was expected to reach production in 2004, then 2005, then 2006... I wouldn't hold your breath. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

S Douglas

Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: It was expected to reach production in 2004, then 2005, then 2006... I wouldn't hold your breath. I wouldn’t expect to see anything either. Cool concept though. ------------------------------- DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack.

Lost User

VB is your friend ;P The tigress is here :-D

Paul Watson

Matt Newman wrote: Well since the 0s really have no value you can just discard them. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

feline_dracoform

i was going to try to post this from memory, but my vague memory of the details did not have the simple elegance of this description :) zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness

feline_dracoform

naughty pussycat! :-D *makes a note of this one for future reference* after all, if i am going to have a reputation for being naughty i might as well live up to it ;) zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness

Richard Stringer

Marc Clifton wrote: I hope you can all help me! I need to write a data management system to manage 30 terabytes of data that is being generated nightly If I were you I would go with Access, VB.net, and use a thin client model. This oughta work pretty good for a app that only has to run once a night :) Richard Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself. --Mark Twain