This week we are talking over our past, present and future relationships with the hard disk. Andrew Lanxon from CNET joins for this one and in the extended version he brings you what he learned during a reporting trip to a tiny Scottish island that enjoys energy independence.
Here are some links to various things we discussed in the show:
Andy’s Eigg feature in CNET (check the embedded video) https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/this-stunning-remote-island-took-control-of-its-energy-destiny-i-got-a-first-hand-look/
Acorn magazine https://archive.org/details/AcornUser105-Apr91/page/n94/mode/1up
IBM hard disk history https://www.ibm.com/history/ramac
Death if the disk https://www.pcgamer.com/hard-drives-predicted-to-be-history-after-2028/
Seagate hikes drive prices https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/23/seagate_hdd_prices/
Seagate 32TB drive https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/products/enterprise-drives/exos-x/x-mozaic/
2007 in tech https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2007/
Eigg history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigg
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