IBM Sets a New Record for Magnetic Disk Storage, NYT Reports
New York, May 12 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp., the world's largest computer maker, has set a record in magnetic disk storage density, the New York Times News Service reported, without citing sources. The record doubles the amount of information that can be stored on a square inch of magnetic disk to 20 billion bits, the NYT said. In standard measurements of disk-drive capacities, 20 billion bits is around the amount of data that can be stored on a 2.5 gigabyte drive, a common size for most personal computers, the newspaper said.
International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's top two computer makers, are teaming with Seagate Technology Inc. to unveil tape-storage technology which will help corporations store large amounts of data on tape cartridges and pose a threat to market leader Quantum Corp. (NYT 5/12 www.nytimes.com) |
