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To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (3394)	5/25/1998 11:15:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 9256

Yogi, 4 GB is a good guess for right now. Jim Porter predicts 10-20 GB for 2000 (I seem to remember). Consumer reports in their June issue discusses $800-$1200 computers and says you get 3-4GB with them. They give detail on 6 brands and those indeed have 3.2 to 4.3 GB. If we apply the 60% per year density increase rule, we can go from 4 to 10 GB in two years without adding heads or disks. About a year ago Porter said (my notes): By 2000: 5.8 Gbytes/disk for 2.5" 11 " " for 3.5" GM