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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (10)8/14/2005 12:27:44 AM
From: SI Dave  Read Replies (1) of 115
 
>>In 1999 a CD could store about .8 GB. Let's say a gig by now.

They store the same about today as they did then, 700mb. It's not just the messages, but several dozen support tables and all of the indexes. As someone else pointed out, there's very little use for a static database when a searchable realtime one is available.
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