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- From: Mike.Peterson@p0.f14.n346.z1.fidonet.org (Mike Peterson)
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- Subject: Computer desiphering
- Message-ID: <32187.2B36E797@puddle.fidonet.org>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 10:40:48 PDT
- Organization: FidoNet node 1:346/14.0 - Room 5, Bonners Ferry ID
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- Hello all again,
- I was saving a message on a 3.5" disk and wondered how a
- floppy disk is made. Is it like a compact disk or more like a
- record. Is the information retrieved with a laser or a needle? How
- does the computer decipher all of the little holes or dots? I was
- also surprised how much information fits onto a High Density disk.
- And then I just read an article that said that scientists have
- invented a 3.5" disk that holds 20 megabytes! Is this true?!?
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- How long do you think that it will take until the computers
- that we have now shall be out of date? I am afraid to buy a new
- computer in the fact that it will be updated. What happens when
- virtual reality comes out. Will all of our computers be
- worthless?? I am very concerned that the computer market is growing
- very fast and that computers that we have may be useless in a
- couple years!
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- Mike-
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