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From: Nux Vomica <nv@linux.rocks>
Subject: Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????
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On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:04:56 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> 
> How many 'fixes' have been applied to hard drives?
> 
> Checksums. Bad block management, Defragmentaion.
> 
> All signs of cheap technical gimmicks intended to foist an inferior 
> technology onto an unsuspecting public.
> 

True.  Consumer-grade technology is inferior in many ways.

But SSDs go way beyond reasonable bounds with their technical
gimmickry.


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