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To: Michael Coley who wrote (9978)5/18/1999 10:20:00 AM
From: Herb Fuller  Read Replies (1) of 10072
 
The problem with the ORB is in the media .

" SI: Why have there never been any jukeboxes for magnetic disk cartridge systems, as there are for optical disk systems? Is it because the cartridges aren't strong enough to withstand all that robotic handling?

Iftikar: It's not the cartridge; it's the disk itself. There are ruggedness and contamination issues. HDDs have traditionally used aluminum substrates—Orb media is aluminum too—and an aluminum disk is susceptible to both problems, whereas glass and polycarbonate plastic [substrates for optical disks] aren't. I'm in non-disclosure discussions about this now, but I might have more to say on the subject by next Comdex. I will say, now, that we're looking at alternative substrates that are more rugged and will be less susceptible to contamination than aluminum is. Those substrates might lend themselves to disk libraries for Orb. "

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